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22.5% of Homeowners in Alaska Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell
Thousands of Alaskans risk paying hefty capital gains taxes on their home sale—despite no state income tax. A decades-old ...
Murkowski got to yes on $3.3T megabill thanks to spending for Alaska
Senate passes "big, beautiful bill" after negotiations with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who secured benefits for Alaska including ...
Officials find body of woman who got off cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return
The Alaska Department of Public Safety said the body of 62-year-old Marites Buenafe of Kentucky was found by an Alaska Army ...
Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage ...
Cruise Passenger Went on a Solo Hike In Alaska. When It Was Time to Reboard, They Were Nowhere to Be Found
Marites Buenafe, a 62-year-old cruise passenger from Kentucky, is missing after embarking on a solo hike in Alaska while on ...
Alaska quips about opening ‘Bear Alcatraz’ as WH official urges Republican states to work with DHS to build more detention facilities
Alaska has joked about setting up a “Bear Alcatraz” to help the Trump administration detain more illegal migrants — as the ...
Alaska nonprofit sues Trump administration over canceled grant
An Alaska nonprofit that supports innovative projects and startup companies is suing the U.S. Navy over a grant that it says was "arbitrarily terminated" by the Trump administration. Launch Alaska ...
Family of 6, Including Child, Rescued by Helicopter After Spending Nearly 24 Hours in Alaska River
A family of six survived almost 24 hours on a sandbar in Alaska's Kuskokwim River before they were rescued on June 30, ...