DEC Commissioner Jason Brune wants the state to sit back and allow the federal Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump to interpret the science and tell Alaska what to do about PFAS water contamination.
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Long-term operation of the hospital under a no-bid deal is unjustified. It seems as if goal was to get hundreds of state employees off the payroll as soon as possible.
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The Legislature should exercise its budget powers in setting this year’s dividend, and then should change the formula in the law so that Alaskans can move on to other debates.
By Larry Persily
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The proposed constitutional amendment would make it nearly impossible to raise oil taxes in Alaska. It would do this by mandating a two-step process to increase or enact any state tax, which would give a powerful advantage to those who want to block any change.
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When Dunleavy talks about oil production numbers he leaves out the all-important bit about the natural decline rate from the old fields and gives the impression that he is talking about an increase from the current level.
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The Alaska Constitution is not a bargaining chip. Alaskans need to tell their legislators that safeguards built into the most important document in state government should not be trading material with the Dunleavy administration.
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While checking into the decision by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to get expert advice from Ohio about the wisdom of his anti-tax ideas, I came across a video in which Donna Arduin claims that economists and historians are wrong about the Great Depression.
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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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