[2-min Video] Doctor Warns: How Coronavirus Is Different
You feel fine, so you go out, and don’t find out ’til later how many you infected
Alaska Stands Alone | Only Legislature Still Conducting Business Daily | Only Legislators Not Social Distancing
(members of the alaska state house Gather for Daily Meetings – 3/25/20) When Mark Twain wrote “No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session” …
The Ship of State Has Run Out of Options: We Must Preserve The Constitutional Budget Reserve
(Select the image above to read the full press release) I was both pleased and pleasantly surprised to read in the article above that four of my Republican colleagues …
Have Alaskans Forgotten What Happened to Uncle Ted?
The news two weeks ago that a state legislator is being criminally charged with election law violations has inspired the expected reactions of outrage and anger, as public figures try …
Legislators Throw PFD Under the Bus—O Republicans, Republicans! Wherefore art thou Republicans?
(Most Republicans join Democrats to Pass the Largest Supplemental Budget in State History—3/26/20) Oil is hovering around $25/barrel (60% less than what is required to fund this year’s budget). The …
Legislators Exempt Themselves from Coronavirus; Meet in Defiance of COVID-19
(My view from the Floor of the Alaska State House – 3/23/20) The rarified air is awfully thin today on Alaska’s own Mt. Olympus in Juneau. From the second floor …
Don’t Forget to Apply for Your 2020 PFD | But if you did forget…
Alaskans have until March 31st to submit their application for this year’s PFD. Click the image above to submit your application today. The amount of the 2020 PFD will be …
Legislators Should Prioritize Public Trust and Distribute The $5,044 Coronavirus Tax Rebate
(3/19/20 – Gov. Dunleavy explains that withheld dividends could be used to get money into the hands of Alaskans) At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, Sean Parnell announced …
Travel Restrictions: Are we in an Emergency, or Aren’t We?
On Tuesday, the Alaska State House voted against discussing travel restrictions related to the spread of the coronavirus. I had offered the following sense of the house: Unfortunately, a majority …
Juneau’s Response to the Coronavirus has been Predictably Irresponsible
(Lawmakers huddle during this week’s legislative session on the house floor) The mess in our legislature in Juneau today is far greater than any one legislator will be able to …
