This past week, Lt. Gov. Mallott and I were pleased to join our Congressional Delegation in Washington, D.C. to provide testimony to the Senate Energy… Continue reading
About a week ago, Alaskans received some outstanding news. North slope oil production rose for a third consecutive year. Since 1988 was the last time… Continue reading
“Go, get thee down, for thy people have corrupted themselves,” God said to Moses after burning his laws onto stone. That’s what he found after… Continue reading
Unless the Alaska Legislature acts, the state of Alaska will run out of money at some point in the next fiscal year. The state’s deficit… Continue reading
The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) works to ensure that Alaskans benefit from and enjoy the arts in their daily lives. ASCA’s programs… Continue reading
The State Officers Compensation Commission (SOCC) was established by statute in 2009 to “review the salaries, benefits, and allowances of members of the legislature, governor,… Continue reading
Thumbs up to the downtown business community For the third year in a row, downtown Juneau businesses gave out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. It’s… Continue reading
Alaska needs to repeal Senate Bill 91. I say this as a former supporter of the bill. I even co-sponsored it. I fully believed in… Continue reading
Late last Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Vice President Mike Pence voted to help Wall Street steal from Main Street consumers. At… Continue reading
Republicans and especially conservatives have been screaming for decades about the horrors of the federal debt. Now they are purposely creating debt to give massive… Continue reading
In 1923 President Warren Harding set aside 23 million acres in the middle of the U.S. Arctic as a petroleum reserve. The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska,… Continue reading
In a meeting seven months ago, President Donald Trump asked U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan if he should rename Denali back to Mount… Continue reading
“The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race,” the President tweeted the morning after NFL players knelt, stood with locked arms, and even… Continue reading
We were glad to hear on Friday that Senate Bill 54 — a proposed fix to some of the flaws in the comprehensive criminal justice… Continue reading
Now is the time to enshrine Permanent Fund Dividends in the Alaska Constitution to protect your share of Alaska’s mineral wealth from politicians, and to… Continue reading
My dad is a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, and after 30 years, he is finally approaching retirement. He has laid out plans… Continue reading
Like most Alaskans, I head to the great outdoors to experience Mother Nature’s gifts whenever I can. Being out in nature brings me peace and… Continue reading
A bit over two years ago, the new Mendenhall Valley Public Library opened its doors. Perhaps it’s time to reflect on its usuage, value to… Continue reading
The decades-long battle over whether to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is once again at a fever pitch, which makes this a… Continue reading
We’re optimistic that our Alaska Legislature will be able to not only strengthen the course of criminal justice reform by passing SB 54, but also… Continue reading
