The Senate Finance Committee has had it with Dunleavy’s ‘petty political game’
Don’t mess with the Legislature’s per diem.
State Politics
Legislative working group calls for balanced path to larger PFDs
The big problem is Gov. Dunleavy argues that balance isn’t needed.
Former Gov. Walker files to run for governor in 2022, Drygas his running mate
Today’s development will allow the former governor to begin fundraising for the 2022 election.
By opposing taxes, Dunleavy preserves the status quo and puts the PFD in peril
It’s a big bet (with Alaskans’ PFDs). Let’s see how it pays off.
Legislators to meet for long-shot special session on PFD’s future, new revenues
The governor’s betting that this will be the time the Legislature finally bows down.
Dunleavy announces he will not challenge ruling that restored funding to PCE
The 82,000 Alaskans living in high-cost communities can now, truly breath a sigh of relief now that this year’s funding for the Power Cost Equalization program is no longer in jeopardy.
Judge rules critical Power Cost Equalization fund cannot be emptied as Dunleavy admin claimed
Gov. Mike Dunleavy was dealt yet another legal loss today when a judge ruled his administration was wrong to try to empty the Power Cost…
Dunleavy supports a sales tax to cover cost of larger PFD, drops demand for voter approval
Gotta pay for that bigger PFD somehow.
Regardless of the outcome, the PCE lawsuit will be a game-changer
In the grand scheme of things, it is a potential game-changer that could upend the way the Alaska budget works and, in doing so, the levers of power and who holds them. In real-world terms, there are some 82,000 Alaskans who’ll be seeing it on their electric bills.
Dunleavy aims to spend $250,000 of state funds promoting his fiscal fantasy
Unless Dunleavy is planning on finally putting some support behind anything beyond big dividends, then this state-funded campaign can’t be expected to accomplish much other than to confuse the situation. But that’s probably the point.