Fiscal Frustrations
[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…
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ASD’s Rebuttal: Full Fail
[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…
Alaska in Our Unsettled World
[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…
Buckle Up, Bronco
[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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SB 107 Fails to Deliver
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A PFD Cut is Not a Fiscal Plan [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange” css=”.vc_custom_1711659399160{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]SB 107 cuts the PFD and sets Alaska on a…
Next Shot at a Long-Term Fiscal Plan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The House decided to pass and move the operating budget bill to the Senate last week after reaching an agreement for fair play regarding the…
Untapped Source
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Part of Solution to Workforce Shortage [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange” css=”.vc_custom_1711571918967{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]It started last year. Nearly every single person who streamed into my…