Coast Guard gushes over 'big beautiful bill'

"This historic investment marks a new era for the Coast Guard," the acting commandant, Adm. Kevin Lunday, says in this press release.

A 'big beautiful' tax break for processors

The "big beautiful bill," which cleared Congress today, includes a tasty tax provision for Alaska seafood processors.

Section 70305 of the bill allows processors to deduct the cost of meals served to workers on vessels and in processing plants.

It's a tax break the processors have been chasing for years, as evidenced by this congressional press release from 2021.

A plum for CDQ program in Trump's megabill?

The "big beautiful bill" now under debate in Congress appears to include certain tax benefits for Alaska's community development quota program.

The Alaska Beacon news website, in a story posted Saturday, linked to the latest version of the huge bill.

The CDQ provisions can be found in Section 70428, pages 468-70.

We'll certainly endeavor to learn more about what this is and exactly who would benefit.