Apologies for the late column again. I am at the tail end of my vacation before session and time got away from me yesterday. A major wind storm caused damage and power outages to many areas around Anchorage. The first … Read More
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance ran on a platform of “safe streets and trails, good schools, real solutions to homelessness, and a vibrant, affordable city…… Read More
Last June, during the height of the issues surrounding former Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) Trustee Ellie Rubenstein, we wrote a column focusing on the Permanent Fund’s performance against its own benchmarks. As we explained there and in a previous column, … Read More
The New Year has arrived! I hope everyone had fun ringing in 2025. I am down in Buenos Aires with some friends celebrating my 40th birthday and the New Year. Apologies for the late column. I came down with a … Read More
In our last column, we examined Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 10-year plan and expressed serious concern about both what it says about Alaska’s fiscal future and the Governor’s failure to comply with the … Read More
I hope everyone had a good Christmas holiday! This is the last Sunday Minefield of 2024. Which means the first session of the 34th Alaska Legislature starts in just over three weeks. Congressman-elect Nick Begich announced some key hires. And … Read More
Property tax assessments in the Mat-Su Borough are regulated by state law to ensure they are done periodically and fairly. Alaska Statute AS 29.45.110 requires municipalities to assess property at its full and true value annually, reflecting the property’s market … Read More
Christmas is just three days away. And the New Year is next week. I turned 40 yesterday. Thanks to everyone who came out to my party. I can’t believe I am 40! There is only one more Sunday Minefield left … Read More
Although not widely understood, complying with AS 37.07.020(b)(2) is one of the Alaska governor’s most important fiscal responsibilities. As part of the statutorily required responsibilities related to the annual budget submission, subsection (b)(2)…… Read More
Christmas and New Years are just around the corner! Which means the legislative session starts in just over five weeks. The big news this week was Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) unveiled his FY2026 operating and capital budgets – … Read More