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 …
Stop, Take a Long Breath, and Prepare Yourself for the Coming War Against Coronavirus
(Alaskan soldiers depart for their first deployment to Afghanistan, 2005) Earlier today, Alaska confirmed its second and third case of coronavirus (COVID-19), and the White House advised all Americans to …
A Legislator’s Perspective: Coronavirus | Why all the Hype?
In the movie D.O.A. (1949), Edmund O’Brien’s character walks into a police station to report his own murder. He was poisoned. It was a fatal dose. There is no antidote. In …
Mat-Su Legislator Punished Thursday after Publicly Opposing Taxpayer Funding of 5,000,000 $1 Coins
(Rep. David Eastman shares concerns over high levels of coercion in AK Legislature) Yesterday, I joined current and former Mat-Su Republican Senators Shelley Hughes, Mike Shower and Mike Dunleavy, in …
Legislators Push Tax to Increase Price at the Pump for Alaskans to 4th Highest in the U.S.
Alaskans already pay more for a gallon of gas than 45 states and the District of Columbia. No matter, a majority of Alaska legislators are currently backing legislation (SB115) that …
Masks/Goggles Sell Out as Alaskans Prepare for Significant Disruption Ahead of Coronavirus
I drove over to Home Depot this afternoon and walked past the aisles where masks, respirators and goggles are normally found. Even without my saying anything, another customer explained that …
Military Heroes Pushed Aside by Alaska Legislature
While patriotism runs high on The Last Frontier, the legislature has been a less than welcoming place to our Alaska military veterans over the past year. This week, members of …
