AK state employees protest as budget problems continue; seed potatoes to public radio in jeopardy
Alaska Dispatch
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
State employees protest as legislative budget leaders fail to end impasse
With the legislative stalemate over how to fund the budget dragging on, a throng of angry and disillusioned state employees packed into the legislative building in Anchorage Monday to protest the Senate’s inability to support a $30 million cost-of-living increase for state employees.
Politics | Alex DeMarban
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150608/state-employees-protest-legislative-budget-leaders-fail-end-impasse
Seed potato program may come to an end
Certified seed potato production in Alaska is facing uncertainty, which has local growers worried about future access to clean spuds.
Alaska News | Associated Press
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150609/seed-potato-program-may-come-end
Lotteries, income tax, oil tax credits all on table in new Alaska revenue report
In what amounts to a first step in outlining the range of possibilities to pay for state services, the Department of Revenue compiled a 27-page review of options that covers everything from lotteries to income taxes and oil tax credits.
Politics | Dermot Cole
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150608/lotteries-income-tax-oil-tax-credits-all-table-new-alaska-revenue-report
Citing budget cuts, Fairbanks public radio to drop APRN news
KUAC-FM, the public radio station in Fairbanks, says it is ending its affiliation with the Alaska Public Radio Network, citing a growing budget deficit and decreased funding from the state and the University of Alaska.
Fairbanks | Alaska Dispatch News
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150608/citing-budget-cuts-fairbanks-public-radio-drop-aprn-news
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