If we’re serious about engaging Alaskans, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and other elected officials need to admit that when the state asks voters the equivalent of “Do you want a bigger check?” there is no point in printing the ballots because we already know what the results will be.
Read MoreThe story in the Daily News-Miner Saturday doesn’t go far enough to explain that the policy change by the Department of Environmental Conservation means drinking water deemed unsafe last fall and summer will now be classified as safe.
Read MoreThe photo used by the governor on Facebook and Twitter shows at least a couple of people may have responded to Porcaro’s pitch to “click the picture” and buy 100 red pens from Amazon.com for $19.99 and have them sent to Dunleavy.
Read MoreThe memo is a weak attempt to give Dunleavy leverage in forcing the Legislature to advance his constitutional amendments. Holding schools hostage will do harm to Alaskans. It will do nothing to boost the governor’s plan.
Read MoreThe state has implemented a double standard on providing drinking water to Alaskans living in areas where PFAS pollution has been detected.
Read MoreThe state Department of Environmental Conservation says that it will now measure pollution levels from only two PFAS chemicals instead of six, meaning that the state will accept higher pollution levels in drinking water. Bad move by DEC Commissioner Jason Brune.
Read MoreWhat follows is the attack that State Farm Insurance agent Dick Randolph wrote about my twin brother and myself in the Daily News-Miner today. Dick’s insults don’t bother me. They encourage me.
Read MoreAt a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy changed his story once again on his 2017 plan to cut $1.1 billion from the budget. The fiscal fantasy show goes on.
Read MoreThe right-wing Alaska Policy Forum was not enthusiastic about a recent column of mine in which I predicted that the right-wing Buckeye Institute in Ohio will give Gov. Mike Dunleavy exactly what he wants—research claiming that Alaska can’t afford a tax increase of any size or any kind.
Read MoreThere is uncertainty about this because it appears that Commissioner Jason Brune has yet to officially reject the PFAS regulations. Until that happens, all we have to go on is what DEC says on its site—that cleanup levels have been set for six chemicals in Alaska.
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