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Political manipulation of oil production forecast in 2012 distorts oil tax debate
Political manipulation of oil production forecast in 2012 distorts oil tax debate

Hidden beneath the tens of millions the oil companies are dumping into their propaganda campaign is another fact: North Slope oil production today is almost exactly what the state predicted in 2011 under the ACES tax system—486,000 barrels a day.

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Dermot ColeOctober 7, 2020 Comments
Sullivan creates new explanation for his 2016 Supreme Court 'principle' blocking nominee
Sullivan creates new explanation for his 2016 Supreme Court 'principle' blocking nominee

In announcing the discovery of a brand new “principle” to advance a GOP nominee before the election, Sullivan has abandoned the central tenet of his old “principle,” that an election about the control of the White House, the Senate and the Supreme Court is near at hand and the Senate should wait to see the election results.

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Dermot ColeOctober 6, 2020 Comments
Election initiative opponents falsely claim Sturgeon, Parnell, Begich as money bags
Election initiative opponents falsely claim Sturgeon, Parnell, Begich as money bags

Sean Parnell and former Sen. Mark Begich should come clean with Alaskans and announce that they want their names removed from the false ad disclaimer in the ads fighting the election reform initiative.

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Dermot ColeOctober 5, 2020 Comments
Global consulting firm claimed Tandem Motion failed state's minimum experience rule
Global consulting firm claimed Tandem Motion failed state's minimum experience rule

“And while Tandem Motion’s website touts its experience in the private sector (and only mentions one employee, Cara Griffith), there is no evidence it has performed any projects as a prime contractor for any local, state, or federal government entity,” a global consulting firm said in its protest of the Tandem Motion state contract.

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Dermot ColeOctober 4, 2020 Comments
Sullivan first said he couldn't comment on Trump and white supremacists
Sullivan first said he couldn't comment on Trump and white supremacists


“I’m not commenting. I didn’t see the debate,” Sen. Dan Sullivan said to a CNN reporter. when asked about Trump’s refusal to denounce white supremacists.

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Dermot ColeOctober 2, 2020 Comments
Reader comments take aim at columnist's claim of 'tall, winning gunslinger' Dunleavy
Reader comments take aim at columnist's claim of 'tall, winning gunslinger' Dunleavy

Readers commenting on his Washington Post column who know the first thing about Alaska took issue with Henry Olsen’s dumb claim that Dunleavy is the “tall, winning gunslinger” who could save fiscal conservatism.

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Dermot ColeOctober 1, 2020 Comments
Columnist fantasizes about Dunleavy as 'tall, winning gunslinger,' hero of fiscal conservatism
Columnist fantasizes about Dunleavy as 'tall, winning gunslinger,' hero of fiscal conservatism

The moment that Dunleavy announces his endorsement of a permanently reduced PFD, that’s when he will lose the Republicans in the Anti-Math Movement he has egged on by telling people exactly what he thinks they want to hear.

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Dermot ColeSeptember 30, 2020 Comments
Legislative legal opinion confirms that Dunleavy can talk about Clarkson
Legislative legal opinion confirms that Dunleavy can talk about Clarkson

Alaskans have the right to know when Gov. Mike Dunleavy learned that former AG Kevin Clarkson denied a public records request about the 558 text messages he sent to a low-ranking state employee half his age.

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Dermot ColeSeptember 29, 2020 Comments
Pebble campaign against incumbent GOP lawmakers requires investigation
Pebble campaign against incumbent GOP lawmakers requires investigation

The former CEO of the Pebble Mine bragged about leading a group that helped defeat nine Republican incumbent legislators in the primary election.

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Dermot ColeSeptember 28, 2020 Comments
Pebble executives claim Dunleavy as behind-the-scenes partner in permit push
Pebble executives claim Dunleavy as behind-the-scenes partner in permit push

Before becoming politically toxic, former Pebble CEO Tom Collier claimed Gov. Mike Dunleavy has agreed with the mine on a still-secret plan to preserve state land near the mine site as a way to compensate for environmental degradation.

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Dermot ColeSeptember 27, 2020 Comments
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