The state’s financial situation has become much worse in the past week. The economic and health threats point to a calamity and there is no coherent response from the governor, who would spend all state reserves except the Permanent Fund within the next year.
Read MoreThe state needs bold leadership to deal with the crisis created by oil prices, the stock market, the coronavirus and the threat to the tourism industry and other businesses. What we have here is more than a momentary glitch. What we have here is a governor running from the recall.
Read MoreOn “Meet the Press” Sunday, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the words that no one in the Alaska tourism industry wanted to hear. “Don’t get on a cruise ship.”
Our political, community and business leaders need to recognize that the worldwide spread of the corornavirus has triggered an oil price war that will soon drain all state savings except the Permanent Fund.
Read MoreThose of us who believe in right-size government can tell that a job shouldn’t exist if the state can’t explain how the newly hired employee is going to occupy her working hours, earning $135,168 a year.
Read MoreThe governor promised a "deep dive" into the awarding of the no-bid contract to the grandson of a major benefactor. Even the shallowest of dives into the document pool shows that the state violated procurement regulations designed to prevent insider dealing.
Read MoreBecause so much remains unknown about the transmission of the coronavirus disease, the Legislature needs to maintain monitoring of cruise ships in Alaska waters this summer and reinstate the Ocean Ranger program.
Read MoreThat this emergency requires the state to try to hire skilled health workers on a temporary basis—jobs that have been difficult to fill for a long time—reflects a serious decline in preparedness created by years of cutbacks as Alaska reduced spending on crucial services needed during a crisis.
Read MoreThe latest edition of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s support group is making many false claims, starting with: “Gov. Dunleavy’s actions when he took office were completely in line with what he talked about on the campaign trail.”
Read MoreJohn Binkley, whose family owns the pro-Dunleavy Anchorage Daily News, says Gov. Mike Dunleavy is getting better all the time.
Read More
