Local Trend. Statewide Ride Share law. Local Ballot to Accept Ride Share. At issue: Local Taxes.

The October ballot in Ketchikan Alaska will ask its citizens whether to permit ride share operators.

Alaska has a statewide rideshare law, but a skeptical mayor and city council want local input. 

The skepticism, you ask? Whether ride share companies will remit local sales taxes.

SF Chronicle | Alaska city leaders put ride-sharing ban on ballot