The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation continues to claim that it is up to the recipients of the $200 million in state funds to decide what information, if any, should be released to Alaskans. The corporation refuses to say exactly how much is invested with each company, repeating its flawed interpretation of a state law enacted four decades ago.
The Legislature hasn’t done much in 2021 or 2022 to really examine the weaknesses in oil tax law and fix them. Now that oil is close to $90 a barrel and the state is paying the maximum in oil tax credits to the oil companies, this failure is striking.
Read MoreIt was a publicity stunt, one that allowed Dunleavy to claim in his publicity campaign that 17 new Trooper positions are in his budget, including 10 Troopers for Palmer and Wasilla. Until $5 million is added to the budget, the positions are imaginary.
Read MoreWhat Dunleavy and James Cockrell, the public safety commissioner, didn’t reveal in the press release, printed as an opinion column, was that the proposed Dunleavy budget includes no money to hire the 14 Troopers and 3 wildlife safety officers they announced.
Read More“Look at the photo he posted for the occasion. To a normie, it appears that David is frowning in disapproval at the monstrousness of The Führer’s words – at worst, it might look like he’s a politician trying to score a tacky photo op at one of America’s most somber memorial spaces. But to his fellow neo-fascists, he is standing at attention and paying respectful homage to Hitler. Normal people don’t take selfies in front of Hitler quotes,” writes Edward ReBrook, an attorney who was a classmate of Rep. David Eastman at West Point.
Read MoreSen. Mike Shower and his right-wing allies have probably talked to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the obstacle-in-chief, who wants unlimited campaign contributions and is trying to keep the campaign finance law broken throughout the 2022 race for governor.
Read MoreThe Alaska House coalition is considering a move to strip Eastman of his committee assignments. But that is not enough. The Legislature needs to implement the Disqualification for Disloyalty provision of the Alaska Constitution.
Read MoreThe speed and attention given to this by the attorney general’s office and the disclosure that the governor’s office knew in advance that the personnel file would be released Jan. 12. are prime topics for investigation by the Legislative Budget & Audit committee regarding the political aspects of Rodell’s firing.
Read MoreThe committee unanimously approved a contract of up to $100,000 with a law firm to investigate Rodell’s firing. This is a sensible and logical step, given the refusal of Gov. Mike Dunleavy to give a candid explanation about the role of his administration in removing Rodell.
Read MoreJust in time for his reelection campaign, candidate Mike Dunleavy has had a change of heart about the merits of the WWAMI program that has trained Alaska doctors for 50 years. He no longer says it is ineffective or that it shows “diminishing returns.” He wants to increase spending on it by $1.6 million a year.
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