It’s not clear how much the state is paying Tandem Motion, why it was chosen, apparently on a sole-source contract, or what the full scope of work is. I have made two requests to the department for a copy of the contract and received no reply.
Read MoreWhen he communicates to right-wing organizations both in Alaska and Outside, Gov. Mike Dunleavy strikes a combative tone and blames the budget uproar he created this year on special interests in Alaska who “want government to be big.”
Read MoreOne giant question Alaska needs to have answered regarding the BP-Hilcorp sale is whether the eventual dismantling of the trans-Alaska pipeline will now be governed by what we’ll call the Unocal plan, which is to avoid all responsibility for the task by selling out, unloading the obligation on the remaining owners.
Read MoreThe Big 3 owners of the trans-Alaska pipeline told the Texas Supreme Court that a ruling allowing Unocal to unload its 1.3 percent share of the pipeline without paying for future removal costs, “strongly incentivizes the remaining owners to end TAPS operations to ensure that no one else can try to walk out on their DR&R obligation for free.”
Read MoreAttorney General Kevin Clarkson and Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer have signed off on a distorted summary of the oil tax initiative, claiming that the word “and” means “or.”
Read MoreThe boilerplate language is significant in this instance because there is a real possibility that the Legislature will make a sensible decision and refuse to appropriate the $500,000 to $600,000 promised to the recipient of the contract.
Read More“She hates me,” Trump said of Sen. Lisa Murkowski. “I kind of like her but she really doesn’t like me. We do so much for Alaska you’d think we’d get her vote for something one of these days.”
Read MoreIt 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.
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