BOB BIRD: Trump’s tug-o-war with spoiled judicial branch is long overdue
“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him try to enforce it.” — Andrew Jackson “… the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by
Sen. Myers: ‘Toothless’ ideas won’t advance conservative policy in Alaska
There have been various suggestions of what either the Republican Party, individual Republicans, or the Republicans in the Legislature should do. Those suggestions are made without fully understanding the political realities of
BOB BIRD: ‘We could use another gold rush’ (Part 1)
We could use another gold rush. Hey, there used to be so many of them. What
Alaskans urge lawmakers to oppose tax hikes to grow govt. employee benefits
To pay for this massive growth in government spending, lawmakers are floating the idea of instituting a statewide tax, while further raiding the popular Permanent Fund
GOP lawmakers blast Alaska Dems’ scheme to advance fattened education budget
In what Republican lawmakers are calling an “affront to precedence,” Democratic state legislators in the House have unilaterally moved a massive education spending bill out of committee in order to fast-track its passage. On Feb. 19, the House Democrat
OPINION: Trump’s DOGE crusade is a bold 1st step to fiscal sanity
Donald Trump is the first president in the last 60 years to make a serious effort to return our country to fiscal sanity, starting by cutting government waste and
USAID and the history of U.S. foreign assistance programs
Historically, the United States has provided foreign aid to other countries since 1812; but on a large scale only during and after World War II. The history of the U.S. foreign assistance is marked by several key events, including Lend-Lease during World War
Sen. Murkowski claims she’d prefer ‘no label’ to ‘Republican’
I’m not attached to a label. I’d rather be that ‘no label’ … and I’m totally good and comfortable with that," Murkowski said. "In fact, I think I’m more comfortable with that identity than an identity as a Republican, as a party
OPINION: Alaska prosperity requires leaner govt., tech-savvy investment, deregulation
Alaska must recognize the regulatory and investment needs in industries tied to emerging technologies, including technology convergence, digital infrastructure, and precision medicine. The state should work proactively with the Trump administration to
OPINION: Weaponizing Alaska’s ranked-choice voting is feasible – Part 1
A quick summary of this strategy is that it might be possible for political parties to control elections in Alaska using RCV. Here is an example of how this could work.
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