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Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal

Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal

A warning against the shrinking marketplace of ideas in Alaska’s budget debate.

  • Mar 17, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
  • budget
Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal
Opinion: I ran into Gov. Dunleavy on the street. Here’s what I wish I told him.

Opinion: I ran into Gov. Dunleavy on the street. Here’s what I wish I told him.

We should all hope that Standing Tall means more than treating the lands and people of our great state as simple warehouse widgets.

  • Mar 12, 2019
  • By Kevin Maier
Opinion: I ran into Gov. Dunleavy on the street. Here’s what I wish I told him.
Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner Designee for the Department of Fish & Game, speaks in front of the House Fisheries Committee at the Capitol on Thursday, March 7, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fish and Game appointee looks for more state, not federal, control over fisheries

The importance of fishing and hunting isn’t lost on Alaskans or lawmakers.

Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner Designee for the Department of Fish & Game, speaks in front of the House Fisheries Committee at the Capitol on Thursday, March 7, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Power costs in rural Alaska could go up under governor’s proposed budget
Power costs in rural Alaska could go up under governor’s proposed budget
Opinion: Day of reckoning for Alaska’s budget has arrived

Opinion: Day of reckoning for Alaska’s budget has arrived

Everyone must share in the cost of an economically healthy state.

  • Mar 5, 2019
  • By LARRY PERSILY
Opinion: Day of reckoning for Alaska’s budget has arrived
Juneau Empire reporters Kevin Baird, left, and Mollie Barnes interview Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Empire Exclusive: Read our full conversation with Gov. Mike Dunleavy on the budget

Gov. says businesses will come back to Alaska if budget is balanced.

Juneau Empire reporters Kevin Baird, left, and Mollie Barnes interview Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Empire Exclusive: Read our full conversation with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski

Empire Exclusive: Read our full conversation with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski

Senator says incentives need to be put in place to stop government shutdowns.

Empire Exclusive: Read our full conversation with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski
Fighting for funding: How proposed budget would affect the University of Alaska

Fighting for funding: How proposed budget would affect the University of Alaska

“Education is a job creator.”

Fighting for funding: How proposed budget would affect the University of Alaska
‘We’ve got to get our fiscal house in order’: Dunleavy opens up about budget proposal
‘We’ve got to get our fiscal house in order’: Dunleavy opens up about budget proposal
Capitol Live: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute presents to Fisheries committee

Capitol Live: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute presents to Fisheries committee

Follow along with live updates from Alaska’s Capitol.

Capitol Live: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute presents to Fisheries committee
House creates first ever Tribal Affairs committee

House creates first ever Tribal Affairs committee

Committee will focus on partnerships between tribes and state government.

House creates first ever Tribal Affairs committee
Opinion: Time for budget honesty

Opinion: Time for budget honesty

It’s fair to ask whether Gov. Dunleavy deliberately misled voters.

  • Feb 24, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: Time for budget honesty
Co-Chairs of the House Finance Committee Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, left, and Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, listen to Donna Arduin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as they hold their first meeting of the session at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Capitol Live: House members change offices

The latest news from the Alaska State Capitol

Co-Chairs of the House Finance Committee Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, left, and Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, listen to Donna Arduin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as they hold their first meeting of the session at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: Fishermen need Sen. Murkowski’s support against Pebble Mine

Opinion: Fishermen need Sen. Murkowski’s support against Pebble Mine

It’s the wrong mine for the wrong place.

  • Feb 21, 2019
  • By ALEXUS KWACHKA and JACK JACOBY
Opinion: Fishermen need Sen. Murkowski’s support against Pebble Mine
Plastic cups, dog tags and nettles: The unlikely items that made some of Wearable Art’s memorable looks
Plastic cups, dog tags and nettles: The unlikely items that made some of Wearable Art’s memorable looks
Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt

Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt

Let’s encourage our Legislature to make smart decisions.

  • Feb 20, 2019
  • By ALYSE GALVIN
Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt
What you can expect at the Capitol this week
What you can expect at the Capitol this week
Opinion: The governor kept his word

Opinion: The governor kept his word

Dunleavy is achieving fiscal goals with his budget.

  • Feb 18, 2019
Opinion: The governor kept his word
Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability

Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability

Path to Prosperity Business Competition.

Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability
Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin and members of her budget team takes time to explain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Proposed Medicaid, health care cuts spark outrage

One health care advocate called the budget proposal “outrageous.”

Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin and members of her budget team takes time to explain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)