OPINION: The 1st domino was our PFD. More will fall if Alaska doesn’t develop its resources
We can't keep full government services, reject new development, refuse new taxes, and quietly raid the Permanent Fund Dividend to make up the difference. That's managing decline, one budget cycle at a
Dunleavy threatens to veto AK Senate’s latest gasline plan – calls 3rd special session
Despite his misgivings, Dunleavy said the bill is very close to being satisfactory, and he has decided to call a third consecutive special legislative session this summer to allow lawmakers to finish the bill. That will begin on July 27 in
OPINION: Money-hungry Anchorage School District needs a timeout
Alaska districts must deal with declining enrollments and decreased revenue. If that means cutting schools and staff, so be it. There are better education options, and the Legislature should support these instead of continuing to throw money at districts
Eagle River effort to break from Anchorage begins key signature gathering phase
The years-long effort by Eagle River and Chugach-area residents to officially break from Anchorage and create a new borough has entered the signature-gathering
Dunleavy Applauds House Passage of Alaska LNG Bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy praised the Alaska House of Representatives for passing House Bill 381. The 34-5 vote aims to establish a volumetric tax structure for the proposed Alaska liquefied natural gas pipeline
Wasilla looks to oppose Mat-Su Borough’s proposal to swap property taxes for sales tax
The City of Wasilla may formally push back against a significant tax overhaul proposed by the Mat-Su
OPINION: 4 PFD questions every Alaska candidate should be forced to answer
What reopening defined benefit pensions actually costs every Alaskan and why you must not vote for a union-supported candidate this
Democrats derail critical Alaska gas pipeline bill
The clock is ticking down on Juneau, and Alaska’s grand energy ambitions are stuck in legislative limbo thanks to the Democrat-controlled
OPINION: Closing the Hilcorp ‘loophole’ is really just government extortion
The Hilcorp tax debate reflects the tension between free enterprise and Alaska government’s growing demand for revenue, compounded by the state’s resistance to cut its own spending and produce structural
OPINION: When lawmakers deter resource developers, Alaskans get squeezed
Alaska’s fiscal stability will not come from squeezing the last drops out of a shrinking sector; it will come from expanding the sector
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