‘Only if Alaska can afford it’ is not a position on defined-benefit pensions
When a candidate says he supports a full PFD and a reopened defined-benefit pension plan for state employees, and claims it all pencils out if we’re careful, he's counting on you not doing the
Fiscal watchdog group urges governor to veto pension bill that ‘threatens to bankrupt’ Alaska
"Governor Dunleavy has a clear choice: protect Alaska’s fiscal future or risk leaving office with a legacy of reopening the door to massive pension debt. This bill threatens to bankrupt the state." - AFP President Emily
OPINION: Faux Republicans stall low-cost Alaska energy bill while pushing high-priced pensions
Is Gov. Dunleavy being pressured to accept a long-term, cost escalating public pension plan bill for state employees in exchange for movement on a policy that promises to lower energy
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