In 1980, Juneau celebrated the 100th anniversary of gold and the founding of the city. With a bow to the past and a welcome to… Continue reading
Juneau residents get it. We see climate change around us — a retreating glacier, spruce aphids, more rain, less snow, etc. We see the need… Continue reading
On Tuesday, Governor Bill Walker signed legislation aimed at Alaska’s opioid epidemic. It was a bill he initially submitted to the legislature in March and… Continue reading
The Permanent Fund Dividend appropriations unconditionally give away state assets, raising serious constitutional questions whether providing for an annual wealth distribution payment to every eligible… Continue reading
Recent commentary, in the Juneau Empire and elsewhere, raises questions concerning the role the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council plays in the life of the… Continue reading
As debate continues how best to allocate Juneau’s sales tax dollars, there were necessarily some disappointed people when the City and Borough of Juneau Finance… Continue reading
I was asked why I am not in favor of taking stances on national or international issues on the Assembly such as Affordable Healthcare Act… Continue reading
June 12, 2017, was the 37th anniversary of the legislative coup toppling Juneau’s State House Representative Jim Duncan’s Democratic Majority Caucus. The Legislature had been… Continue reading
Quesnel Lake, BC — It is three years since Mount Polley Mine’s massive tailings dam collapsed, creating the biggest, most destructive mining waste disaster… Continue reading
Every morning, I pass by words engraved physically on our wall but more importantly, philosophically, at our core. “Maximize the value of Alaska’s Permanent Fund… Continue reading
As the Alaska Legislature struggles to fund the state’s fiscal year 2018 budget, our delegation in Washington, D.C., is putting a huge new expense on… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department’s Year of Kindness, or 17YOK, as we like to say, is a little more than half over. It has exceeded the… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Hammond, Permanent Fund founder, knew this time would come — the time when politicians would move to spend the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)… Continue reading
Republicans in the U.S. Senate have spent more than two months now trying to improve upon the abysmal health care bill passed by the… Continue reading
On the day we first heard the word Jökulhlaup in Juneau, the Mendenhall River began a dramatic shift eastward into backyards of Meander Way residents.… Continue reading
Alaskans have heard many news stories about how legislation in the Senate would gut Medicaid, reduce care for childbirths, and cut support for nursing home… Continue reading
New jobs and opportunity are now available for Alaskans and, as they say, there’s an app for that. We worked together to pass the Let’s… Continue reading
This week Republicans hit another bump on their repeal Obamacare road. For the second time in a month, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has delayed… Continue reading
Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity requested all 50 states to turn over voter information including names, the last four digits of their social… Continue reading
“I’m a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I’m not somebody who believes you can fund lower… Continue reading
