Fairbanks should not accept the Binkley plan under any circumstances and should demand full representation, not a reduction of one-quarter of a House seat, which would mean less influence in the Legislature.
Read More.Dunleavy’s unvaccinated fanbase will turn on him if he delivers a clear message about Alaskans getting sicker by the day and filling up the hospitals because they refused the vaccination.
When Alaska Attorney General Tregarrick Taylor wrings his hands and moans that he can’t possibly appeal a major case because there is “no certainty of success” and the case may drag on for months or years and waste money, rest assured he is lying. He dropped the case because it will help the finances of Dunleavy’s reelection campaign.
Read MoreMotivational speaker and borough assembly candidate Patricia Silva is back to spreading lies about her opponent and others who don’t share her conspiratorial attitudes about everyone from the Queen of England to President Joe Biden.
Read MoreLongstanding practices and policies have left us with tens of billions in added savings not recognized by the 50/50 crowd. The Permanent Fund could keep taxes low permanently and preserve state services, but only if we act wisely and ignore the Dunleavy desire to overspend billions.
Read MoreThe sensible decision on school masks in Fairbanks will likely be reversed, regardless of the health emergency, if right-ring school board candidates Jeffrey Rentzel and Andrew Graham are elected Oct. 5. Both continue to make exaggerated and false claims about mask “tyranny” and “torture.”
Read MoreIf the Permanent Fund is allowed to grow to $100 billion or more, it would allow Alaskans to maintain a healthy level of state services and keep state taxes low. That is the conservative choice for Alaska. What Dunleavy and right-wing Republicans are promoting is reckless.
Read MoreWhat Roberts is doing on the state Local Boundary Commission may make it impossible in the future for any local government in Alaska to amend its boundaries and add territory by annexation. This is because voters in an area to be annexed, who don’t pay the cost of local government, are not going to volunteer to pay taxes for services they already get for free.
Read MoreThere is no legal claim to be staked for back dividends. The state doesn’t owe you a dime. This is consumer fraud.
Read MorePatricia Silva, who is running for the borough assembly in Fairbanks against Savannah Fletcher, has scrubbed her Facebook page of dozens of crackpot claims and lies.