Why Alaskans should support President Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine
December 10, 2025
In August, Alaska was honored to host the peace negotiations between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Beyond the positive images of world leaders...
Community Voices
Dysfunction junction
Joe Paskvan February 16, 2026
Despite being a petrostate, Alaska is in economic trouble. Despite constitutional establishment of Alaska’s Permanent Fund protecting our principal, our spendable buckets of savings have steadily declined.
Despite knowing our buckets are near empty, radical political forces gather to open another bucket – our Permanent Fund’s principal. Thankfully, the principal is constitutionally protected; it cannot be spent by anyone… unless…
Parents play the biggest role in what their kids do online
Azri-el Sellers and Kaila Pfister December 3, 2025
When our daughter was 11 and the COVID lockdown was in full swing, she, like many of the preteens and teens around her, turned…
Fairbanks School District Superintendent Luke Meinert’s loose “award”
Robert Herrick November 18, 2025
Last week, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District social media accounted touted that Superintendent Luke Meinert has been “named one of the nation’s Top...
Jay Hammond’s PFD intent language
Bruce Tangeman October 24, 2025
I had a friend tell me years ago after I testified in front of the Legislature that I had a “terrible poker face when…
Full PFD candidates need not apply
Bruce Tangeman October 8, 2025
Any candidate for governor, House, or Senate that says they will provide a full Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) are not serious candidates and need…
Gov. Dunleavy’s SB 113 veto benefits Amazon, hurts Alaska businesses
Representative Andrew Gray October 6, 2025
On September 30, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) vetoed Senate Bill 113. The bill would have amended current law to require internet-based companies...
Alaska’s oil projects deliver revenue and jobs we depend on
Rebecca Logan October 2, 2025
As president of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance, I represent more than 500 businesses across the state of Alaska that provide the goods and...
Alaska’s decades long gravy train is coming to an end
Bruce Tangeman October 1, 2025
Alaskans have had a helluva run for more than four decades. We haven’t had to pay a state income or sales tax for all…
49 Forward: For generations of Alaskans
Deven Mitchell September 26, 2025
I was born about a decade after Alaska became the 49th state, and have shadowy memories of life before oil revenue poured in. The…
For the Permanent Fund, it’s the alts and drawdown rate
Joe Paskvan September 8, 2025
How did Alaska get so close to not being able to pay its bills?
To get you up to speed – the Alaska Permanent Fund…
Why we shouldn’t combine the Permanent Fund accounts
Senator Robert Myers September 3, 2025
The Permanent Fund has changed in both its investments and its use since it was first created in 1976. Originally, it was invested in…
Reflecting on a Father’s Day fishing trip to Homer, Alaska from New York City
Eugene "Gino" Durante June 27, 2025
Living on planet Earth is peculiar. Despite billions of people, raising an upright walking human comes with challenges in every time zone. Perhaps it’s…
Alaska should eliminate all sales taxes on gold and silver
Matthew Cortez May 3, 2025
As inflation cuts into Alaskans’ savings, individuals and businesses are actively seeking ways to protect their hard-earned money. Lawmakers in Alaska have reintroduced a...
Alaska’s leaders should pass the common sense Credit Card Competition Act
Korey Ferguson March 26, 2025
Alaskans are no stranger to high prices given our geography and the many logistical challenges associated with getting goods to market as compared to...
Daniel Volland for Anchorage Assembly District 1: A champion for housing, business, and community
Bryce Coryell March 24, 2025
As a resident of District 1 (Downtown Anchorage), I am proud to support Daniel Volland for re-election. He is not only my Assembly member...