May 3, 2017 at 12:54pm  Alaska  Must Read Alaska  Beer Tax?  Seaton moves to triple taxes on craft beer  FIRST THEY CAME AFTER OIL BARRELS, NOW IT’S BEER BARRELS Look out, craft brewers. The Alaska House of Representatives is about to skim some foam off your profits. Since 2002, Alaska’s micro-breweries have gotten a tax break from…

May 3, 2017 at 12:56pm  Alaska Senate Majority Senate Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Alaska Purchase   JUNEAU – The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved a resolution today commemorating the 150th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska.  “We’re very pleased to be part of the Union and, by extension, America’s voice in the Arctic.” -Senator John Coghill

May 3, 2017 at 1:06pm  Alaska Public Media Congressman Don Young   Rep. Young mum on health care bill  Alaska Congressman Don Young isn’t staking out any position on the latest proposals by his Republican colleagues to replace the Affordable Care Act. His office says Young has no new… Young was also quiet in March, ahead of a vote on a previous health care bill. After that vote was cancelled for lack of Republican support, Young declared victory and said the bill would’ve been bad for Alaskans.

May 3  Alaska Public Media   Effort to ban Valdez pot sales fails in Municipal Election  It looks like Alaska’s first retail marijuana store isn’t going anywhere for a while. Ballot Proposition 1, which would have banned the sales and cultivation of…  Opponents of Proposition 1 were “happy” after the preliminary results from Tuesday night’s Valdez Municipal Election were announced. 835 voters said no to Prop 1 while only 286 voted yes. That means retail stores and cultivators will continue to do business within city limits.