Dunleavy’s superficial approach to “food security,” which he expounded upon during his campaign, is that the state’s role is to make land available to individuals and the future farmers will do the rest. A good counter to this Dunleavy fantasy is the new draft report from the 22-member food task force Dunleavy created—the report shows just how complex and difficult it will be to deal with food security in Alaska. The report is a good one.
Read More“Beyond Calgary the trip became very mountainous, with far fewer chargers. How did the EV handle the mountainous roads? How was it possible to charge on the famously remote and infrastructure-scarce Alaska Highway?”
Read MoreOne of the benefits of ranked choice voting is that the power of extremists to wield power over other Alaskans has been greatly reduced. Some in the Alaska Republican Party don’t know it yet, happily censuring their way to oblivion and alienating their neighbors.
Read MoreGov Mike Dunleavy and Attorney General Tregarrick Taylor, who love to file lawsuits against the federal government, continue to stay silent about the proposed Kroger/Albertson’s merger, the economic impact on hundreds of thousands of Alaskans and what this would mean for food security across the state. Dunleavy campaigned on “food security,” using it as an empty feel-good phrase that required no real action on his part.
Read MoreThe Seattle office of the Environmental Protection Agency says the proposed Pebble Mine would create “unacceptable adverse effects” on salmon fishery streams that feed Bristol Bay.
Read MoreDave Carter, a retired lawyer in Anchorage, wants Alaskans to watch “The Social Dilemma’ on Netflix, a 2020 documentary-drama hybrid that premiered at Sundance. Having watched the film twice, I agree that this is a worthy and timely crusade. Drowning in social media, we have no idea what it is doing to us and our children.
Read MoreThe good thing for 2023 is that Mike Shower, Shelley Hughes and Robb Myers will be nowhere near a position of power in making decisions on the state budget. The rest of the state Senate—17 Democrats and Republicans—are far more capable of handling state finances than these three.
Read MoreSo far, Mary Vought has collected more than $100,000 from the state. From July 29 to Oct. 31, she received more than $20,000, according to the state online checkbook. I suspect she is either writing columns under his name and pitching them to national publications or trying to get columns created by the Dunleavy PR machine in print.
Read MoreAt least two of the state employees who promoted Dunleavy during the campaign as part of their state employment—Dave Stieren and Andrew Jensen—collected raises during the campaign year, according to state employment figures as of the end of October.
Read MoreThe three Republicans who refuse to be part of the organization, Mike Shower, Shelley Hughes and Robb Myers responded with whining, moaning and groaning. The claim by this disgruntled trio that Republicans who joined the organization have betrayed or defied the voters is nonsense.
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