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Senators introduced four new bills Monday that would require local governments and schools to pay more for pensions, end two college scholarship programs, and cut the amount that municipalities receive in state funding. Towns and schools are concerned about the effect on taxes and services.

The House Finance Committee is considering a budget bill that would cut state government spending $418 million more than the $100 million in cuts Gov. Bill Walker proposed.

Juneau picked up four of six awards at the Alaska Municipal League ceremony on Thursday in Anchorage, including municipal employee of the year.

JPD Officer Blaine Hatch recently received the Alaska Municipal League’s Employee of the Year award, honoring the state’s top local government employee.

Four measures on the Oct. 7 ballot could change Petersburg’s senior citizen sales-tax exemption

Gov. Sean Parnell on Monday signed House Bill 385, which transfers $3 billion in state savings to Alaska’s pension systems

Alaska’s mayors and other local officials are worried their governments may be asked to pay more for public employees’ retirement

Local elected officials from across the state will be in Juneau this week for the Alaska Municipal League’s annual legislative conference. The Alaska Conference of Mayors kicks off the meetings on Tuesday, with a discussion of energy issues taking up the bulk of the afternoon. The municipal league meets all day Wednesday. Members will hear…

Crane says she’ll be busy throughout the legislative session as the league responds to various pieces of legislation.

The borough assemblies from Haines, Skagway and Juneau will meet Friday afternoon in the Skagway Assembly Chambers for what’s being billed as “The Northern Lynn Canal Neighbors Summit.”