HB 69: a Pie-in-the-Sky Education Bill Will Not Fly
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]If you were to become a digital being and slip into my email inbox, you would discover a lot of messages clearly resulting from…
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To Be Clear, I’m Not For Oil Taxes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]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…
Chainsaws (not) and Sunsets
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Did you hear that Alaska has once again a chance for its very own steady and reasonable “DOGE” with teeth that involves the legislative…
They’re Coming to Take Your Money Away – Ha Haa!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Two bills have been filed to raise taxes on oil companies (SB 92 and SB 112) and one bill has been filed to tax…
Lion’s Roar Isn’t Weather – It’s the Deficit
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Time to “march” forward and update you on happenings in your state capital. Here’s the skinny. The Senate Finance Committee has indicated there’s a…
Tax Convos Ramp Up
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Oil & Gas Tax Convo” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-burn” i_color=”violet” i_size=”sm” color=”sandy_brown” style=”double” border_width=”3″ css=”” add_icon=”true”][vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_column_text css=””]Our first tax conversation will be about SB 92,…
Big Ed Focus Now IS Right Focus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This week I expect much of my focus to be on policy and funding discussions to help our students and teachers achieve better outcomes…
More Hot Potatoes in Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Better wear a thick mitten hot pad or you will most certainly blister your hand because the education issue continues to be an extremely…
Budget-Wrangling Season in the People’s House
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The House version of the operating budget bill is sitting at approximately $12.3 billion (including the PFD). Where do we get the revenue to cover…
17X: Why Who Plays in the Broadband Sandbox Matters
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Off-the-road-system rural Alaska has its perks. It’s not for everyone but with a decade under my belt living in what we used to call “the bush”…
A Big Vote on Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Corporate media will likely spin what happens and why. I’ve heard from pro-override individuals who have let me know after hearing me out that they…
SB 140 Hardball
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SB 140, the education package, is on the governor’s desk. The bill underwent arduous negotiations between the House and the Senate, with Governor Dunleavy, a…