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Fast Facts
- Banks and ATMs : available in all but the smallest towns
- Business hours : typically 10am to 6pm, Saturday afternoons, closed Sunday
- Emergencies : call 911
- Drink laws : minimum drinking age is 21
- Newspapers : the main newspaper is the Anchorage Daily News
- Taxes : there is no state sales tax, however, local governments may levy up to 7% and 108 of them do. Anchorage and Fairbanks do not charge a local sales tax
- Time zone : GMT -9
- Weights and measures : imperial
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