‘Perhaps we could talk about sales taxes.’ Dunleavy administration seeks money for tax team
The administration said it’d like to engage the Legislature on new revenue. “In specific, perhaps we could talk about sales taxes.”
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Legislators stand by forward funding of schools as Dunleavy administration ramps up threats
If legislators won’t surrender on education funding, the governor’s threatening to withhold school funding until a hypothetical lawsuit is resolved.
House Finance approves extra money for public defenders amid constitutionality concerns
Without the additional funding, public defenders would be working beyond their ethical limit leading to slowdowns, delays and mistakes.
‘Several hundred million dollars’ of spending is hidden by Legislature’s creative accounting
Sure, Gov. Bill Walker’s budget isn’t as transparent as he says, but the Legislature has transparency problems of its own.