(At the State Capitol Building in Juneau—End of my First Term in the Legislature) To those encouraging the legislature to pass good homeschool laws in Juneau, I would say this: …
(Floor Sessions of the Alaska House of Representatives, 2nd Floor—State Capitol Building in Juneau) To those eyeing the various “deals” being put forward in Juneau today, I would say this: …
(Photo of church candles by Pascal Müller on Unsplash) The phrase “the Devil’s in the details” is mean to urge caution, particularly when passing laws that create stiff penalties under …
(homeschool advocates on the Board of Ed, Barb Tyndall and Bob Griffin, are taking fire from the NEA) As a homeschool graduate, I have been watching the legal battle …
(Public Members of Alaska’s Ethics Committee sit as judges during an ethics trial) Judges in Alaska are barred by law from donating to a political organization or a candidate …
The Ethics Committee has requested $319,600 from the State of Alaska this year to carry out its duties under the Ethics Act. It has also repeatedly refused to answer requests …
To his credit, Governor Dunleavy held to a full PFD in his proposed state budget again this year, and took all the slings and arrows that went with his doing …
(Ethics Committee members Skip Cook & Conner Thomas talk with a legislator during an ethics trial) With state budgets currently in the tens of billions of dollars, you might expect …
(John Eastman and I with fellow judges and the winners of the UAA Madison Cup) John Eastman has been a heavyweight in the arena of constitutional law going back …
Republican voters in Alaska outnumber Democrat voters 2-to-1. Unsurprisingly, Republicans outnumber Democrats in the legislature as well. In fact, there are six more Republican legislators than all other legislators combined, …
November 2nd, 2024
