Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom said the decision to ship prisoners Outside “was not made lightly.” She’s right. The decision was not made lightly. It was made last winter.
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Attorney William Consovoy claims that the presidency provides a cloak of immunity for Trump against state and local authorities. He also claims that Congress has no right to investigate Trump’s behavior.
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The hands-off approach taken by the state of Alaska to the sale of BP’s Alaska’s assets to Hilcorp is evident in the lack of any coherent public process to examine the wide range of issues related to the sale.
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Armed with Attorney General Kevin Clarkson’s false statements, the oil industry will soon be claiming that the Fair Share Act oil tax initiative could force higher taxes on small oil fields on the North Slope, such as the projects Oil Search is developing.
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The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has posted only five public comments on one of the biggest business transactions in the history of Alaska. Perhaps that’s because the RCA online comment system doesn’t work. The RCA needs to immediately extend the comment period on the Hilcorp acquisition of BP’s assets in Alaska.
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With the oil tax initiative moving ahead, AG Kevin Clarkson has signed off on some preposterous claims, such as: The inability of the state Department of Law to define “field,” as in Prudhoe Bay oil field.
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Attorney General Kevin Clarkson refuses to say who came up with the idea that he and Gov. Mike Dunleavy could approve a request by the other for free legal assistance when faced with allegations of ethics violations.
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I thought of Mike Doogan while listening to a recording of the speech Gov. Mike Dunleavy gave to the Alaska State Home Builders Association Thursday in Homer.
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To a greater degree than many politicians, Dunleavy changes his message depending upon his audience. He did it as a candidate. He does it as governor.
In announcing his newfound commitment to the Power Cost Equalization endowment, Gov. Mike Dunleavy did not admit that he was the one who tried to do away with the PCE endowment.
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