Full PFD candidates need not apply
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…
Community Voices
It’s tinfoil hat time for the Permanent Fund endowment plan
Bruce Tangeman January 9, 2026
Endowments have been around for decades. Several universities have been blessed with generous alumni donations that have resulted in endowments nearly as large as our own Alaska Permanent Fund. Those universities have set up rock solid rules to draw a certain percentage each year.
I don’t ever recall hearing about “overdraws” or “backdoor draws” and I’m pretty sure Harvard has…
Parents play the biggest role in what their kids do online
Azri-el Sellers and Kaila Pfister
December 3, 2025
Fairbanks School District Superintendent Luke Meinert’s loose “award”
Robert Herrick
November 18, 2025
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...
Senators Murkowski and Sullivan: FBI Anchorage’s misconduct is critical for confirming Kash Patel
Tyler Vose February 1, 2025
Following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “The Nomination of Kashyap Pramod Patel to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation”...
How property tax assessments are done in the Mat-Su Borough
Representative Kevin McCabe December 27, 2024
Property tax assessments in the Mat-Su Borough are regulated by state law to ensure they are done periodically and fairly. Alaska…
Why I am taking on the FBI, my former employer
Tyler Vose December 11, 2024
The road map for reporting and investigating allegations of misconduct, policy abuses, and potential criminal violations within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is…
Former FBI agent details retaliation from Anchorage office
Tyler Vose December 1, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), long perceived as the premier law enforcement agency in the world and a paragon of justice and accountability,…