The main reasons given in public for removing Duncan were about the length of the session, the lack of money for the Bush and the unhappiness of Meekins with his standing in the organization.
“But I know a major reason behind the coup—one that was mentioned but not immediately understood—was the significant change in oil taxation policy that was first planned and then enacted by the Republican-led coalition,” Duncan wrote.
Read More“Alaska has prosperous years ahead,” Dunleavy claims. “Starting in fiscal year 2033, Alaska is projected to see higher revenue due to expected increases in pipeline throughput and the Alaska LNG project.”
We are to supposed to believe that six years from now the state will be getting a lot more money, enough to justify a decision now to get rid of corporate income taxes.
What’s missing from the Dunleavy plan is an analysis to separate fact from fantasy and pure guesswork.
Read MoreSen. Dan Sullivan unleashed a flood of new unresponsive letters this week to constituents who wrote him to complain about everything from Greeenland and Trump corruption to Venezuela, the federal shutdown last fall and the masked federal gunmen in Minneapolis.
Read MoreDunleavy’s office appears to have used AI to create a column packed with vague comments and assertions about the lack of leadership from elected officials on state finances.
Read MoreRepublican candidates Tregarrick Taylor, Bernadette Wilson and Shelley Hughes have signed the so-called “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” promoted nationally by zealot Grover Norquist, to oppose all tax increases and veto any that might be approved by the Alaska Legislature.
What they need to understand is that Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the same dumb pledge years ago and now has had to admit that he was wrong by supporting a range of new taxes. The math doesn’t work.
Read MoreExtending the requirements of the public records act to AIDEA wil not make proprietary and confidential financial information public. And it will not kill the desire of private companies to get state financial assistance.
Read MoreMany readers sent eloquent messages to the Alaska Congressional delegation about the murders in Minneapolis and the federal kidnapping of a 5-year-old boy in a bunny hat only to receive answers as sincere as the automated phone systems that claim “Your call is important to us.”
Read MoreNew research by ISER looks at 11 fiscal options for the state that look at what changes to state spending and taxes would mean to the economy. It’s a complex situation.
Read MoreHere’s a whopper from the Resource Development Council: Carrying out the mission of AIDEA “depends on insulating AIDEA’s investment decisions from political interference and treating its assets as separate from general state funds.”
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