All three of Juneau's legislators pre-filed bills this week. They say they hope to find new sources of state revenue, reduce outmigration and improve the Alaska Marine Highway system.
From left to right: Rep. Sara Hannan, Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Andi Story pose for photographers outside the Capitol in Juneau on Jan. 16, 2019.
“Seventeen years ago was the last time we tweaked our tobacco tax,” she said. “Because electronic cigarettes didn’t really exist 17 years ago, they’re not mentioned in it. So providers of that product have argued, ‘You can’t tax us because we’re not named in the tax statute’.”, saying he was against any tax increase on Alaskans. Hannan said she’s hopeful this year as the state searches for new sources of revenue.
“This would notify students in their junior year that they qualify for the award if they continue to take the classes they say they’re going to,” she said. “Right now, they don’t know until the end of their senior year, and many kids choose earlier.”
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