Senators give cool reception to income tax bill

Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in March. Meyer said constituents question having a state income tax while still paying Permanent Fund dividends. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
Senators gave the tax a cool reception Tuesday to a bill that would reintroduce a state income tax to Alaska.
Anchorage Republican Sen. Kevin Meyer said his constituents oppose creating a new bureaucracy to collect an income tax when the Permanent Fund continues to