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  1. May 29, 2022 · Check out these 10 common things that are way more expensive in the last frontier than anywhere else in the US. Flickr - Timothy Wildey. Grocery stores in Alaska are often times called 'General Stores' because they have an assortment of grocery, hardware and lifestyle items inside.

  2. Jan 4, 2023 · Are wages keeping pace with price increases in Alaska? “It depends,” said Fried. “I mean, wages have generally increased, but overall, probably not as fast as inflation.”

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  4. Apr 7, 2024 · Generally, counties have more power than boroughs, which can be incorporated (having their own government) or unincorporated (run by the state or county). Alaska is the only state that has boroughs instead of Counties, although Louisiana has parishes instead of counties.

  5. Mar 3, 2022 · Today, there are 19 boroughs in Alaska, plus what’s known as an unorganized borough — a behemoth swath of land stretching from far Southwest to far Southeast Alaska that contains only a small...

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  6. Aug 2, 2022 · The rise in food prices varies depending on the item, and Hill noted eggs rose 10 cents, versus a dollar increase for a gallon of milk over the past year. Hill said a big driver for the bump in prices is rising shipping, labor and production costs.

  7. Jul 7, 2022 · Gasoline prices in urban Alaska have risen 52.2% from April 2021 to 2022, according to the Department of Labor. Over that same time, transportation costs rose 23% and food costs saw an uptick of 11.3% hike.

  8. Sep 29, 2021 · Alaskans already have a high cost of living and are working hard to reboot the state’s economy after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. An artificial increase in prices around the state will harm, not help, those efforts to boost the economy.