OPINION: It’s time to ditch lawmakers who fear cutting Alaska’s bloated budget
Alaska’s State House voted to advance a budget that includes confiscating the majority of your statutory Permanent Fund Dividend because they are incapable of balancing our state budget, forcing them to steal your
OPINION: A Juneau insider’s perspective on the fight for Alaskans’ PFD
The pilfering of your dividend was not confusion. It was not a mistake. It was not even budget week chaos. It was a conscious decision to redirect your money to government
OPINION: Fairbanks schools’ $11.4M surplus undercuts funding ‘crisis’ narrative
The Fairbanks School District quietly built healthy reserves, while publicly pushing a narrative of crisis - closed schools, outsourced custodial services, rising class sizes, and staff reductions. Taxpayers were told more money was the only
Anchorage voters appear unwilling to dump more money into failing public schools
While Anchorage voters appear to have approved a slew of new bonds for roads, parks and public safety, they are sharply divided on whether to increase property taxes and take on nearly $80 million in new school
OPINION: A gas line can spring Alaska free from the resource trap
If Alaska is serious about escaping the resource trap we created for ourselves, we need to start acting like a state that still knows how to build big things. The Alaska gas line is the clearest test of whether we mean
Alaska Senate passes measure to make it easier to override governor’s budget vetoes
On March 31, the Alaska State Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 2, an act aimed at reducing the number of votes needed for a budget-related veto
OPINION: Alaska lawmakers’ priorities are upside down
Alaska lawmakers are looking to get more from taxpayers - again taking a portion of your statutory PFD, and possibly imposing an income tax. They are supporting the public school system to the detriment of homeschoolers, while considering a bill that promotes
How do AK’s gubernatorial candidates plan to pay PFDs without busting the budget?
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend payouts are an annual controversy. If elected governor, how would you attempt to solve this issue while maintaining a balanced
GOP urges FEC to investigate Peltola for alleged misuse of campaign funds
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is urging the Federal Election Commission to investigate Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, accusing her of using her House campaign committee as a personal slush fund after her 2024 defeat at the hands
Which of Alaska’s Gubernatorial candidates plan to D.O.G.E. Alaska?
Trump established a Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) to reduce the size of government. Do you have any plans to establish a similar program for
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