Alaskans will get $1,312 Permanent Fund Dividend next month
Alaskans will get $1,312 Permanent Fund Dividend next
Dunleavy blasts Biden’s anti-logging campaign for treating Alaskans like an ‘invasive species’
In a reversal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued a final repeal of the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule. The move formally reinstates the 2001 roadless rule in the Tongass National Forest, and effectively prohibits timber harvest and road
Alaskans to get record high $3,284 PFD this month
Eligible Alaskans will begin receiving $3,284 this month. That includes a $650 energy relief check that state lawmakers approved earlier this year. The combined amount represents the largest payout in the Permanent Fund Dividend program’s 41-year history.
Dunleavy calls for $5K PFD, gambling, homeschool support and energy independence
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said 2020 was an eye opener on many levels and should spur Alaska to change the way it approaches homeschooling, taxes, gambling and energy independence. Dunleavy’s Jan. 28 State of the State address began with a recap of how COVID has
GLEN BIEGEL: The good, bad & ugly – and why I back Shelley Hughes for governor
Here we go! An Alaskan political season like no other. If you stick with me for three minutes, I'll tell you the good, the bad, and the ugly of this election cycle and my take on the candidates, specifically why I am supporting Shelley
OPINION: Alaska invests in global political agendas that undercut us
Alaska’s money is being invested in political agendas that undermine our
Outside money, hidden agendas: Who’s really pulling the strings in Alaska?
Many Alaska believe they live in a relatively conservative, resource-based state where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats nearly two to one. Yet, Alaska regularly passes left-wing ballot initiatives, environmental restrictions, and so-called election
OPINION: Alaska GOP must reflect values of growing conservative young-adult base
Alaska's GOP should resist the temptation to moderate its pro-family, pro-faith platform in an attempt to appeal to young voters broadly. The data demonstrate that young Trump supporters already embrace family-oriented values rooted in religious conviction;
Returning to sound money: Why gold and silver matter for Alaska’s future
For too long, we have relied on a paper system detached from reality, a fiat currency that can be printed at will and diluted through inflation. We can see this in the current price of gold. Gold is not going up in value; it just takes more dollars to buy an
OPINON: If Alaska doesn’t fix these 4 essentials we’re headed for a titanic crisis
The warning lights have been flashing for years, yet leadership keeps straightening the deck chairs on the Titanic rather than turning the wheel away from the iceberg. It is time to look squarely at the dangers ahead and take immediate, structural
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