Threat Of Federal Budget Cuts May Sink Rail Tax Extension
Lawmakers may hold off on extending the rail excise surcharge this year to see what the Trump administration does next.
Republican state AGs seek to clarify stance on disability law
exas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2021. Paxton sued the federal government in September over the Biden administration’s addition of a gender identity-related…
Does Alaska have a revenue problem or spending problem?
The Alaska State Capitol is seen on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in front of snow-covered Mount Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Legislature reconvened in Juneau a month ago,…
Utah Legislature approves ban on cities adding fluoride in public water
Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, addresses the chamber at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the first day of the legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Photo by Spenser…
Alaska governor proposes lifting state’s longtime ban on fish farms
A state-run fish hatchery is seen in Anchorage. Alaska permits hatcheries for wild fish but has long forbidden fish farms, but that could change if a new bill becomes law.…
Shootz! President’s Day Protests, Yoga, Runs And Toys
This week, Shootz! tags along with runners and mating butterflies, and catches the late-season swells on the North Shore.
Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired
A flag-bearing honor guard stands silhouetted against Air Force One after it landed on Sept. 11, 2023, at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson. Then-President Joe Biden flew from Asia to the Anchorage…
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed blasts Trump’s firings of top military brass
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti tours Surface Warfare Schools Command at Naval Station Newport on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. On Friday, Feb. 21, President Donald Trump fired her…
Senate warns of $500 million more in budget cuts, ahead of likely ‘disastrous’ federal action
Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said lawmakers are attempting to craft a state budget even as they expect cuts to federal aid before the end of the 2025 legislative…