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If enacted, the state legislation would align the minimum age requirement with federal law. The bill also would impose a state tax on electronic smoking products, or e-cigarettes, for the first time in Alaska. The Fairbanks City Council turned down a municipal tax on e-cigarettes, but other local governments in Alaska tax e-cigarettes, including Anchorage and Juneau. The proposed statewide tax would be at the same rate as it is for other tobacco products in Alaska, yielding an estimated $2.5 million in revenue, according to Rep. Sara Hannan, the House sponsor. The bill also would prohibit internet sales of e-cigarettes. âThe last time we touched tobacco taxes was 17 years ago,â said Hannan, in a House Finance Committee meeting Wednesday. âVaping was not broadly used then. It is similar to other tobacco products, but it is not taxed.â ....
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A proposed bill would upend Alaska s longstanding system for choosing judges by allowing the governor to make direct appointments to two levels of the state s judiciary. ....
Alaska bill would change judicial selection system by The Associated Press Last Updated Feb 18, 2021 at 9:44 am EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska A proposed bill would upend Alaska’s longstanding system for choosing judges by allowing the governor to make direct appointments to two levels of the state’s judiciary. The bill introduced by Republican Sen. Mike Shower is part of an effort by conservatives to reshape the state’s judicial selection system, the Anchorage Daily News reported Wednesday. Under Alaska’s system, the governor must nominate judges from a list of qualified applicants submitted by the Alaska Judicial Council, which is made up of three community members and three lawyers chosen by the Alaska Bar Association. The Alaska Supreme Court chief justice has a tie-breaking vote. ....
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