Can Anchorage leaders convince their tax-wary residents to adopt a sales tax?

Alaska Economic Report
13/11/2025 5 min
Can Anchorage leaders convince their tax-wary residents to adopt a sales tax?

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Getting voters to approve the tax may require addressing what UAA economist Kevin Berry calls “the Anchorage disconnect.”

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