Get Out the Band-aids…
Online tax may come back and bite us SB 113 Corporate Income Tax on Digitized Businesses will be on the floor this week in the…
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The Tale of Three Camps
⛺⛺⛺ My children attended public schools in both rural and urban Alaska, and I care deeply about all students throughout the state and want them…
STEP Right Up
As one of the eight who was on the education package negotiation team earlier in the session (2 from each majority and minority caucuses in…
Popping Balloons
Recently, my husband had a milestone birthday, and after the party, kids walked away with helium balloon bouquets. Inevitably, as we were cleaning up, the…
Alaska in Our Unsettled World
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 a…
Lopsided Agenda
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 agenda)…
Buckle Up, Bronco
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 our…
Will Alaska Be On the Sidelines or In the Game?
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 new…
HB 69: a Pie-in-the-Sky Education Bill Will Not Fly
If you were to become a digital being and slip into my email inbox, you would discover a lot of messages clearly resulting from action…
To Be Clear, I’m Not For Oil Taxes
I’ve had to correct a false rumor several times in last few weeks, and even though I’ve been quoted by the press, have discussed the…
Chainsaws (not) and Sunsets
Did you hear that Alaska has once again a chance for its very own steady and reasonable “DOGE” with teeth that involves the legislative branch…
They’re Coming to Take Your Money Away – Ha Haa!
Two bills have been filed to raise taxes on oil companies (SB 92 and SB 112) and one bill has been filed to tax out-of-state…