Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Golf course contractor is out; Palmer city will now manage golfing
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The city of Palmer has taken over management of the Palmer golf course after
Alaskans are smoking and drinking less, for health reasons. Marijuana is more complicated
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Alaskans are smoking and drinking less, following national health trends, the Department of Revenue’
Governor’s state budget has some good news for Mat-Su, but outlook for large Permanent Fund Dividend is cloudy
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Some good news for Mat-Su is that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has included full-
Palmer Buzz
Barbara Hunt For the Frontiersman Earnest August—We are now in earnest August. August doesn’t play around like other
Permanent Fund endowment is needed to protect Alaska’s fiscal future
By Bruce Tangeman Spectrum Endowments have been around for a long time. Many universities have had them for decades and
Mat-Su senator proposes first new revenue measure for 2025 legislative session
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman State legislators in Juneau are dealing with what may be a $500 million hole
Tax Talk
By Mark Diehl, CPA, CFE Question: I’ve been getting notices from the IRS saying I owe them for back
Alaska must act now to capitalize on carbon markets
By Gov. Mike Dunleavy Spectrum There has been a renaissance happening in the energy world that’s transformed carbon from
Alaska’s history in perspective: Before, things were tough, Alaskans had faith “something big would happen”
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Things were not going particularly well for Alaska in the mid-1960s, just before
Alaska before oil: Things weren’t easy
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman What were things like in Alaska before oil? They were pretty tough. Taxes were
Alaska’s income tax premium
By Jared Walczak Spectrum Alaska’s decision to forgo an individual income tax serves an important role in offsetting above-
University of Alaska will gain land under new federal budget law
By James BVrooks Alaska Beacon An obscure clause in the just-passed $1.7 trillion federal omnibus budget law has