The Dunleavy administration should take the hint and admit that the only emergency is the result of inadequate planning and execution by the governor, his temporary budget director and the state health department, which tried to enact regulations without due process.
Read MoreThe biggest rate increase in the history of the Alaska Pioneer Homes goes into effect today. As a candidate, Gov. Mike Dunleavy told the 500 residents of the Alaska Pioneer homes, average age 87, that he would not cut the budget, promising no rate increase.
Read MoreTo help the Dunleavy Dental Director, the Legislature should override the Dunleavy dental veto, keeping this cost-effective program—mostly funded by the federal government—that helps some of Alaska’s most vulnerable people keep their teeth.
Read MoreHand it to Pruitt and Giessel for quickly rounding up the usual suspect—our old friend, instability. If the tactic seems familiar, that’s because the playbook hasn’t changed in 40 years.
Read MoreAs a limited liability company, Hilcorp does not have to pay the oil and gas corporate income tax that BP has long paid in Alaska, a tax on which BP may be paying about $30 million a year or more.
Read MoreEight years ago, Forbes said that billionaire Jeffrey Hildebrand, owner of Hilcorp, was “one of the more secretive of American oil-and-gas tycoons.”
Read MoreEvery dentist in the state, as a public service, should make room in September for as many Medicaid patients as possible. Having good teeth is a key requirement for getting almost any job. The governor will figure out how to pay for the program he claimed had ended July 1, but continues until Oct. 1.
Read MoreIn terms of spending on state operations and the size of government in Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has backtracked more than Alaskans have been led to believe.
Read MoreIt appears that the Dunleavy administration, in its haste to get rid of adult dental services for people on Medicaid, did not follow regulations that require a 10-day advance notice of termination to beneficiaries, according to some Alaska health care experts.
Read MoreInstead of revealing that the child’s parents are in his employ, Dunleavy acted as if the boy was a random member of the public who had contacted the governor’s office with questions about the Dunleavy administration and was rewarded with an audience.
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