[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The raging topic spreading across the state as the month of May kicked off was HB 209 filed by Rep. Zack Fields of Anchorage.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]No issue has taken precedence this session like the issue of education. It’s often a substantial topic in the legislature, but it has absolutely…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For those who want us to cut the budget enough to completely close the gap this year, there are not the votes. There will…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]You may remember from last week or from my interviews on the radio, that the Anchorage School District (ASD) over-estimated HR by $41 million…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]SB 113 Corporate Income Tax on Digitized Businesses will be on the floor this week in the Senate and has the votes to…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] ⛺⛺⛺ [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]My children attended public schools in both rural and urban Alaska, and I care deeply about all students throughout the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]As one of the eight who was on the education package negotiation team earlier in the session (2 from each majority and minority caucuses…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Recently, my husband had a milestone birthday, and after the party, kids walked away with helium balloon bouquets. Inevitably, as we were cleaning up,…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This isn’t the time of year for rollercoasters but it’s looking like this year is an exception. I by no means claim to be…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]While I’d prefer by far we had more focus on the private sector, this year, both the House and Senate majorities (who set the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Are you ready, folks, for an adventure in problem-solving? Buckle up. We recently learned that the revenue forecast is down a bit so that…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]With a firsthand view on the Senate Resource Committee, I can see that there are majority members dead-set on two oil tax bills: one…