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Alaska Army National Guard Conducts MEDEVAC Mission From Skagway to Juneau

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Alaska Army National Guard Conducts MEDEVAC Mission From Skagway to Juneau

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JUNEAU — A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient from Skagway to Juneau June 3, following a medical evacuation request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.See the Story

Cruise industry sues Skagway over new tax policy

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Cruise industry sues Skagway over new tax policy

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A cruise ship docks in Haines at the start of the 2025 season. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS) The cruise industry is suing Skagway over a new policy that makes a controversial change to how the borough taxes excursions sold by cruise companies. Skagway charges local sales tax on tours that start and finish in the borough. Historically, that excluded commission fees that cruise lines slap on top of tour prices in exchange for arranging the excursion. But …See the Story

CLIA sues Alaska for tour tax

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CLIA sues Alaska for tour tax

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is suing the Alaskan borough of Skagway for implementing a new sales tax policy that affects land tours and shore excursions. Under the new policy, the borough collects taxes on the full passenger price, including the commission fee cruise lines charge on excursions. Prior to this, cruise lines’ commissions were not taxable.Read Article

Entire Chilkoot National Historic Trail In Alaska Open For First Time In Five Years

A fieldworker crosses Beaver Pond using a boardwalk on the Chilkoot trail/NPSThe entire Alaska portion of Chilkoot National Historic Trail will be open this summer for the first time in five years.Flooding in 2021 and 2022 damaged tread, footbridges, campsites, and other visitor amenities, resulting in continued closures of parts of the trail in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. National Park Service maintenance crews have been workin…Skagway · Skagway Read Article

Legal dispute arises over Skagway's revised excursion tax policy

In December 2024, the Municipality of Skagway (Alaska USA) enacted Ordinance 24-12, amending its sales tax code to include commissions earned by...Skagway · Skagway Read Article

Henry: ‘We stand behind the 8-ball’ with police coverage - The Skagway News.

The current housing situation in Skagway has left the city in a tough possession when it comes to law enforcement coverage. Councilman Dan Henry told members of the Skagway Borough Assembly on May 15 the city was struggling to field a full police force due to tight housing conditions. Currently, the Skagway Police Department isSkagway · Skagway Read Article

Bass steps down as Skagway’s mayor after Assembly vote

Skagway Mayor Sam Bass submitted his letter of resignation on May 16 to the assembly after a lengthy assembly meeting May 15, which included a veto override vote of 5-1 near the end of the evening. Bass had recently vetoed a version of Ordinance 25-05, a plan that requires the mayor to sign all officialSkagway · Skagway Read Article

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