Based on his history, former Rep. Dick Randolph would like nothing better than radical changes in the Constitution so that state resources will be handed to private companies in the interest of fighting socialism. Whether Dunleavy goes along remains to be seen.
Read MoreAlaska’s next governor will ask the Legislature to make 2019 the year of the giant dividend—about $6,700 per person. It’s not a conservative approach.
Read MoreRep. Don Young received a higher percentage of the vote in the 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2012 elections.
Read MoreThe Dunleavy dividend of $6,700 would place immediate desires above the interests of future generations. The loss of the perpetual earning power of $2.4 billion has not been calculated.
Read MoreRep. Don Young, 85, pointed to himself with his right arm and shouted, ‘Uno, Uno, Uno” into the microphone. This is what you shout when you play your next-to-last card in the child’s game of “Uno.”
Read MoreIndecision never makes for a good editorial, but what I find most objectionable is the claim that Mike Dunleavy has a better grasp of the budget than Mark Begich. To me, the budget is the biggest issue, with education, the gas line, crime and the Permanent Fund inextricably connected.
Read MoreA radio ad proclaiming the virtues of Republican Mike Dunleavy delivers the names of top contributors so fast that it is nearly impossible to understand the words. State law bans this tactic, which is why the APOC should act on this right away.
Read MoreThe Anchorage Daily News is allowing former Sen. Mike Dunleavy to get away with claiming he "misspoke" during the many months in which Dunleavy promised to get rid of "climatologists" in the state budget to save money.
Read MoreThe 85-year-old Young may claim to be the paragon of responsibility, but he didn’t act in a adult manner a year ago when he voted to explode the federal deficit and grant a giant corporate tax cut that mainly benefits the wealthiest people and institutions in the country.
Read MoreThe 2017 version of Rep. Don Young left no doubt about his views on spending billions for President Trump’s border wall. He said a wall would never work and the federal government had no business promoting it.
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