The truth is that Dunleavy wanted to get elected and the best way to do that was for him to peddle a fiscal fantasy—no cuts in services, no taxes and larger Permanent Fund dividends. The contradictions between his campaign and his administration have gone largely uncovered by the news media in Alaska.
Read MoreIf there is a perfect example of why the Dunleavy administration PFAS policy is a disaster for public health, it is found in the waters of Kimberly Lake, where the pollution problem has been redefined out of existence.
Read MoreI wasn’t sure how to respond to Dick Randolph’s newspaper column in which the State Farm insurance agent accused my brother, me and “Barry” Sanders of crimes against humanity.
Read MoreJason Brune, the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, has removed the words "control water, land, and air pollution” from a policy statement on the DEC commissioner’s page.
Read MoreIf 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.
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