It is possible that Gov. Mike Dunleavy will try to raise taxes, as Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman suggests, as that might be the only way in which Dunleavy survives and finds some path to increase the Permanent Fund Dividend without slashing state services.
Read MoreThe Anchorage Daily News published a piece by former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint in which he shares his great and unmatched wisdom about the Alaska recall effort.
Read MoreIn the letter to legislative leaders explaining what work is being done or will be done on the BP-Hilcorp sale, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige includes a mistake about federal actions regarding the BP-ARCO merger in 2000.
Read MoreThe revelation is enough to justify public hearings by the Legislature and belatedly involve Alaskans in the debate about the BP sale to Hilcorp announced on Aug. 27.
Read MoreThe silence from the Dunleavy administration about the BP $5.6 billion sale to Hilcorp is alarming. Where is the report informing Alaskans about the public policy questions related to taxes, maintenance and the future of the pipeline?
Read More“It was a life based on service, not on the accumulation of money. America needs more people like that.”
—By Steve Cowper
Read MoreJB Carnahan was a Fairbanks fixture for nearly a half-century—a policeman, borough assembly member, Shriner, volunteer, Crimestoppers TV spokesman, businessman and one of the morning hosts on KIAK-FM.
Read MoreGov. Mike Dunleavy continues to be the governor of the education promise, abandoning one pledge after another depending upon the conditions of the moment and the audience, always acting as if he is not contradicted himself.
Read MoreWhat Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants is what Attorney General Kevin Clarkson wants—for the recall court case to be tied up as long as possible, hoping that the momentum for recalling Dunleavy will dissipate.
Read MoreAttorney General Kevin Clarkson, backed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, now wants to spend an additional $500,000 to $600,000 pushing his anti-union crusade. The Legislature should refuse to appropriate a dime.
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