OPINION: Univ. of Alaska’s $365M ask should spark skepticism & support
Let’s continue to support what works: funding for programs that train Alaska’s workforce, innovative research like UAF’s, and infrastructure investments that keep campuses running. But let’s also ask tough questions. Are we funding marketing fluff?
OPINION: Wyoming weighs nixing property taxes – Alaska should too
Wyoming has a population size similar to ours and charges a per capita property tax almost identical to Alaska’s, making it a close comparison to our state when discussing taxation. So, when their state legislature says they are considering eliminating all
Despite tanking enrollment, Anchorage school board refuses to close 2 schools
While enrollment in traditional brick and mortar public schools continues to decline, the Anchorage School Board voted to keep two elementary schools open for business even though they are at just 55% capacity. The Nov. 18 vote rebuffed the district
OPINION: Bloated design failures plague Alaska’s public education system
For years, Alaska’s education establishment has perfected the art of crying poverty while sitting atop one of the most bloated bureaucratic structures in the country. The chorus is always the same - “we need more funding” - but the song never changes:
OPINION: Government ‘aid’ distorts market prices and we all burn money faster
Government distorts the marketplace when it tries to "help" people - making goods and services more expensive for everyone. College tuition assistance is a great
OPINION: Jones Act is a century-old anchor dragging Alaska’s economy under water
The Jones Act is economic colonialism under a different name. Washington, D.C., Washington State, and entrenched special interests grow rich while Alaska pays the
OPINION: How politicians turned Alaska’s PFD into a hidden head tax
This is not the fiscal discipline of a free state. It is the quiet reappearance of corporate government. This is the very structure that the American Revolution and Alaska’s Constitution sought to
OPINION: Plan to link Alaska’s Permanent Fund accounts is all about growing govt. spending
Changing Alaska's Permanent Fund structure to provide a stable revenue source for the state is a mistake. It hurts the fund, and it hurts the rest of us who don’t depend on government for a
OPINION: A watchman guards also against economic threats
The idea of a watchman is simple: stand guard and protect those you love from danger. Most often, we think of that in terms of crime, politics, or even spiritual threats. But there is another peril that is just as real and just as destructive – economic
Why the Fed pushes rates that cause recession & prevent needed growth for Trump’s America-1st agenda
the Fed is resisting the clear indicators that their crisis rates are leading the U.S. into recession and preventing the massive growth needed to fulfill Trump’s trade and America-First
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