If Legislators are getting their budget basics from Arduin, then Alaska’s in trouble
And after a blissfully not-at-all-peaceful year for us, Arduin has once again appeared back in Alaska.
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Dunleavy announces longtime state employee Amanda Holland will serve as acting director of OMB
Holland brings nearly three decades of state experience to the job.
Donna Arduin is done as Dunleavy’s budget director
The architect of Dunleavy’s budget is stepping into an advisory role.
Comic: Inside Out
A look behind the scenes.
Dunleavy’s capital budget would reopen doors to sending inmates to Outside private prisons
Legislators have been deeply critical of the proposal, saying not only would it cost Alaska more but it would make Alaska less safe.
Email raises questions about administration’s motives behind controversial no-bid API privatization
A week before investigators uncovered an assault at the psychiatric hospital, a deputy commissioner was talking about the discovery in the past tense.
Legislators left fuming after so-called economic analysis fails to answer basic questions about Dunleavy’s budget
Some legislators walked away feeling that no economic analysis had been done before the budget was submitted to the Legislature.
Will commissioners meet with legislators on Dunleavy’s budget? They’ll need to get permission first
Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka said she was unsure if she would be able to meet with legislators to talk about the budget.
AKLEG Day 38: The Dunleavy administration is failing to convince legislators its budget is good for Alaska
Even pro-Dunleavy legislators say they don’t see the vision for a better Alaska in the governor’s budget.
Dunleavy’s oil and gas property tax bill would funnel $439 million from communities to state coffers
The move would punch more multi-million dollar holes in budgets along the TAPS route, but the biggest impacts would be felt by the North Slope Borough and Valdez.