Michael Bowles

Mat-Su Assembly writes scenic trail opposition into Rasmuson grant resolution

Mat-Su Assembly pulls Engstrom road reconsideration without debate

Mat-Su resolution would ask school board to start classes after Labor Day

Mat-Su Ballot Ties Home Tax Break to New 1% Sales Tax

Mat-Su kept the Long Trail sign, and the $300,000 that came with it

Mat-Su considers banning plate readers before it has them

Mat-Su explores building the troopers a new home and leasing it back

Mat-Su assembly member proposes borough ban on license plate readers

Mat-Su Assembly rejects lowering its property tax cap to 7 mills

Mat-Su sets aside Zero Lake Road land for a future shooting range

A proposed cap would limit how high Mat-Su can set its property tax rate

“This money belongs to the people that earn it.”

Mat-Su voters will decide whether the borough can tax valley-wide for big road projects

Talkeetna's erosion fight reaches a new stage: buying people off the riverbank

A $700 property tax break, paid for by a 1% sales tax

“this does not solve a problem of high property taxes at all. Um, what this does is bring in another tax on top of the taxes we already have. So this does not solve a problem, this creates a new problem, a new tax that, um, I know is going to cause us to pay more money.”

Mat-Su Assembly declares Talkeetna flood emergency, seeks state aid for permanent fix

Mat-Su Says No to Swapping Property Tax for Sales Tax

Mat-Su removes gravel permit barrier in Knik-Fairview

Mat-Su Assembly creates musher-led kennel board after 25 dogs died

Assembly transfers nine riverfront parcels to state for erosion control

Mat-Su Assembly blocks sales tax proposal before public hearing

“what this ordinance aims to do is actually introduce a sales tax on top of already existing taxes, and there is no appetite for that in my opinion, and I don't think we should be spending time on this.”

House Finance hears divided testimony on $95M West Susitna road allocation

House Finance Hears Sharp Divide Over $95M for West Susitna Road

Willow Woman Charged After 25 Sled Dogs Found Dead on Property