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 popular bill seeking to further align Alaska with the U.S. Constitution as it pertains to…… Read More

On Friday, April 4, then-Deputy Revenue Commissioner Fadil Limani got a call from Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum at the end of the workday. Limani did not know that he was about to be fired over the phone by Crum. Limani had worked as Crum’s…… Read More

Most who were here at the time of the 2018 governor’s race will recall that central to now-Governor Mike…… Read More

We are approaching day 100 of the legislative session, which means there is just over three weeks left in the regular session. The annual Legislative Skits was held last night in Juneau at Centennial Hall. Minus some AV and tech … Read More

Let me start by saying I totally disagree with the recent decision by Legislative Council to require visitors to the Capitol to go through a metal detector.… Read More

As some readers of this column may recall, we have…… Read More

On Friday, April 11, the House passed a floor amendment to the budget that lowered the…… Read More

I hope everyone had a good Easter weekend! It was a short week in Juneau as many people headed home for Easter. Tomorrow is day 90 of the legislative session, which means another year of not finishing by the statutory … Read More

Fiscal analysts use multiple lenses to evaluate whether a government budget is “balanced.” One is in an accounting sense of whether overall revenues equal overall spending. But that’s not the only lens.… Read More

It was a loose and eventful week in Juneau. First, the House majority and minority held strange, dueling press conferences. Second, the House Finance Committee tried to introduce a new version of the budget, only to see the whole thing … Read More