Gov. Bill Walker recently asked the Trump Administration (May 25) and the Alaska Legislature to support the proposed King Cove-Izembek road. Based on documented misrepresentations… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker called the Alaska Legislature into a second special session to prevent a devastating government shutdown that will start July 1 if a… Continue reading
There is one overwhelming fact that argues against the possibilities that the executive and legislative branches of the state of Alaska will not find a… Continue reading
This week, in the absence of a true and complete fix to the state’s fiscal crisis from the Alaska Senate, the House passed, with bipartisan… Continue reading
On Monday night, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee approved moving toward revising the borough’s current mining ordinance. In doing so, it… Continue reading
Alaskans should be very concerned with the health care bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed last month. As it is currently written, the American… Continue reading
“Can’t we all just get along?” I keep thinking of Rodney King’s famous plea during the 1992 Los Angeles riot. Certainly, we don’t want the… Continue reading
Bengt called recently to tell me of a conversation he overheard in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. (I mentioned before that he came to Alaska during… Continue reading
Prior to the current legislative session, Governor Bill Walker cited as one of his key objectives the need to end cash credits for new oil… Continue reading
It’s time to accept the governor’s compromise. We must end the standoff in Juneau because the option of doing nothing is devastating to Alaska, and… Continue reading
The Juneau Assembly is talking about the AJ Mine again. It is shocking that, after all of the community effort on the mining ordinance and… Continue reading
The Alaska-Juneau Mine is back and proponents are requesting changes to the City and Borough of Juneau Mining Ordinance to make it easier to open… Continue reading
Paying oil companies billions from our dwindling state savings, while cutting schools, help for seniors and those who battle disabilities isn’t an Alaska I believe… Continue reading
I am honored to serve along all the other good people of sound conviction elected to represent you here in Juneau. All of us face… Continue reading
“Taxes, taxes and more taxes” the Alaska Republican Party whined in a Facebook post this week. Then they referred to Governor Bill Walker as a… Continue reading
As mining critics gear up to oppose community efforts to streamline Juneau’s mining ordinance, they cite a lack of public process, loss of local control… Continue reading
For years, Republicans in the Legislature have stonewalled all efforts to create a stable, durable fiscal plan. This must stop. We cannot accept a plan… Continue reading
The Affordable Care Act extended health care coverage to 20 million previously uninsured people but has not controlled escalating health care costs. Americans, and Alaskans… Continue reading
“I am compelled to speak out about one of U.S. history’s most shocking cover-ups. On June 8, 1967, Israel attacked our proud naval ship —… Continue reading
May 31 was World No Tobacco Day. However, the fight against tobacco extends to every day of the year. Despite the global smoking rate declining… Continue reading
