The Dunleavy administration has asked a Koch Network group in Ohio with a past connection to temporary budget director Donna Arduin for guidance. What a waste of state money this is.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his temporary budget director complained about the size of the subsidy for the ferry system and said it is not sustainable. Had Dunleavy not said the exact opposite as a candidate, he might have a tiny bit of credibility on this issue. He does not.
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The temporary budget director and the Alaska revenue commissioner need to retire their false talking point about the percentage of instruction spending, along with their deceptive campaign to portray public schools as failing institutions.
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The limited entry system used to control attendance at the Koch Network/Dunleavy budget meetings came under criticism in Nome by those who said they wanted a more open process. Melanie Bahnke raised her hand and waited for a chance to speak.
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The words “predatory tax” keep popping up during the Koch Network/Dunleavy budget meetings when state officials talk about Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan to prohibit Alaska voters from raising taxes through an initiative.
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At a time when much of state government lacks inspiration and a vision for Alaska’s future, the speech given by University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen Tuesday offered an ambitious and optimistic path forward.
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The hundreds of Alaskans who have shown up in meetings across the state to complain about extreme budget cuts aren’t representative of average Alaskans, the governor claims.
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The Dunleavy administration would have you believe that Alaska schools are the worst in the United States. What the governor and his staff won’t say is that the enormous achievement gap among Alaska Native students is a crisis that can’t be solved with his budget cuts.
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It’s been clear for a month that the Dunleavy administration used a flawed statistic to try to justify elimination of a program that helps Alaskans attend medical school and has been vital in attracting doctors to practice in the 49th state.
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Now that he doesn’t need any votes from Southeast Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has concluded that the ferry system should be done away with. It’s no wonder that he won’t hold public meetings in Southeast Alaska to explain his broken promises.
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