The Legislature is handicapped by the failure of Gov. Mike Dunleavy to propose any fiscal plan. Without leadership from the governor, there is no chance that the August special session will live up to the lofty dreams described in the agreement reached by legislators Monday.
Read MoreThe Alaska-Alberta railroad project is hoping to sell the company in the aftermath of the Bridging Finance scandal, seeking to avoid liquidation of the enterprise.
Read MoreThe plan by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to shut down most of state government July 1 is a crisis of his own making.
Read MoreThe cost is $1,500 per person for the 4:30 p.m. reception. Pay $5,000 and you can pose for a photo. It’s not clear if the $5,000 is for a photo with Dunleavy, Trump or both.
The majority of legislators did the right thing and voted to keep the government open. But Sixteen Republicans voted for the Dunleavy shutdown because they want a bigger Permanent Fund dividend. The governor and his allies refuse to accept responsibility for their actions.
Read MoreThe Legislature rejected the plans by Dunleavy and Tshibaka to close six DMV offices in small communities, but lawmakers have failed to investigate or challenge the staffing and other operational decisions made by the state that have created a more cumbersome and less efficient Division of Motor Vehicles.
Read MoreThe Alaska politicians who believed everything they heard about the financial strength of the proposed Alberta railroad have stopped talking about it as the next big thing. The legal counsel for the railroad resigned and certain members of the railroad management have resigned as well.
Read MoreIf there is a government shutdown in Alaska, Dunleavy and his Republican allies deserve the blame, but he is already dancing away from his diatribe about bullies.
Read MoreAlaska news organizations are already repeating the mistakes they made in 2018 in covering candidate Mike Dunleavy, quoting his feel-good pledges about state finances without mentioning that the numbers are based on dubious assumptions.
Read MoreThe only thing missing from the ignorant rant by State Farm insurance agent Kristie Babcock against Chief Justice Joel Bolger was the acknowledgment of the hidden hand of her husband, Republican hatchet man Tuckerman.
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