AKLEG Day 16: Conspiracy theory-tweeting UA regent appointee withdraws
A third appointee of the Dunleavy administration is out.
January 2019
Dunleavy’s constitutional amendments could push higher fees onto Alaskans in the long term
Dunleavy cited Colorado as a shining example of requiring voter approval of taxes, but it’s also meant “an explosion in fees” and budgeting tricks by the state’s Legislature.
AKLEG Day 15: Here’s how every school district would be affected by Dunleavy’s $20 million cut
And, surprise, the House still doesn’t have an organization.
Dunleavy’s budget director claims schools were wrong to count on $20 million approved by the Legislature
It reveals a grave misunderstanding of how Alaska’s budget process works.
POLL: Health care still a top voter priority in 2019
With Alaska’s legislative session underway and a new governor who’s pledged to “match expenditures to revenues,” there’s uncertainty in just about every corner of Alaska…
AKLEG Day 14: Dunleavy seeks to cut $20 million in already-approved education funding
The proposed cuts highlight the risk with relying one Legislature to keep the promises of another.
Alaska’s budget could be headed for a nightmare scenario if legislators keep taking the easy way out
This year legislators are facing competing, often incompatible interests. Will they take the easy way out again?
AKLEG Week 2: A lot like the first week
The second week of the 2019 legislative session was a lot like the first.
Friday in the Sun (Jan. 25): The Cut to the Quick edition
Foul-mouthed jerks, less-than-honest “serial entrepreneurs” and MAGA memelords. All that and a little bit more in this edition of Friday in the Sun.
Unpacking the State of the State: Big talk, but little substance
By contributing writer TJ Presley In keeping with his campaign style, Mike Dunleavy’s first State of the State speech was, let’s say, light on the…