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Recent headlines
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Lawsuit seeks to allow non-Alaska residents to gather signatures for state ballot initiatives
A lawsuit filed in federal court this week seeks to remove the residency requirement for people gathering signatures for state ballot initiatives. 
Skagway Assembly candidate ordered to pay $220 for incomplete financial disclosures
For the second time in two years, a Skagway political figure has been ordered to pay a fine for incomplete financial disclosures. Assembly hopeful Dan Henry failed to disclose substantial debt on his candidate paperwork. He will still be able to run for office in the upcoming election.
Walker pitches 1.5 percent income tax with a limit
Administration officials have a mouthful of a name for it: the “capped hybrid head tax.” It's a flat 1.5 percent of wages and self-employment income, with a maximum of twice the value of that year's Alaska Permanent Fund dividend.
Federal court upholds contentious ‘roadless rule’ for national forests
A federal district court has sided with conservationists fighting to preserve the U.S. Forest Service's "roadless rule" that limits road building in national forests. Alaska conservationists opposed to expanded logging in Tongass National Forest hailed the ruling as a victory.
