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Alaska June job numbers up from year earlier, lag June 2019 | Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska had about 7,900 more jobs last month than in June 2021 but most industries still fell short of their job numbers three years earlier, before the pandemic, the state labor department said Friday. Dan Robinson, an economist with the department, in an interview described the economy as “OK.” The economy […]

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Alabama

Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailer | Elections Ap | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was about three hours after sheriff’s officials in Alabama realized a capital murder suspect and a senior jail official who had taken him for a mental health evaluation had disappeared when Sheriff Rick Singleton called in the U.S. marshals. At first, law enforcement officials believed the suspect, Casey White, might have […]

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Alaska

Alaska House passes bill to suspend motor fuels taxes | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House passed legislation Wednesday to suspend a tax on motor fuels until mid-2023. The bill, which passed 36-2, next goes to the Senate, with two weeks left in the legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy in March urged lawmakers to suspend the collection of taxes on motor fuels, including fuels […]

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Alaska

Alaska House passes bill to suspend motor fuels taxes | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House passed legislation Wednesday to suspend a tax on motor fuels until mid-2023. The bill, which passed 36-2, next goes to the Senate, with two weeks left in the legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy last month urged lawmakers to suspend the collection of taxes on motor fuels, including fuels […]

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Alaska

Alaska House passes bill to suspend motor fuels taxes | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House passed legislation Wednesday to suspend a tax on motor fuels until mid-2023. The bill, which passed 36-2, next goes to the Senate, with two weeks left in the legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy last month urged lawmakers to suspend the collection of taxes on motor fuels, including fuels […]

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