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Opinion: Protect Alaska renewable energy projects
The recently passed House budget reconciliation bill puts important projects and jobs at risk.
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Opinion: If Alaskans want higher oil prices, wish for bad news
Alaskans who want a larger Permanent Fund dividend, more state funding for K-12 education and the university, more…
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Opinion: The fight for Alaska’s future begins in the classroom
The fight I’ve been leading isn’t about politics — it’s about priorities.
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My Turn: Sen. Sullivan and Rep. Begich are complicit in destruction of US democracy
I have found myself struggling, these past few months, to find the right words to describe the inaction…
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Opinion: Legislature could go one Canadian step further
The Alaska Legislature last week approved a resolution supporting Canada’s independence, a body check on President Donald Trump’s…
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Opinion: Debunking myths about education in Alaska
Last week, the Alaska Legislature passed House Bill 57, which would provide a $700 boost to per-student funding.…
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Opinion: The Jones Act — crass protectionism, but for whom?
Alaska is dependent on the few U.S.-built ships carrying supplies from Washington state to Alaska.
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Opinion: Keep Alaska open for business
Our job as lawmakers is to ensure that laws passed at the ballot box work effectively on the…
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Opinion: Taxes, adequate education funding and putting something back into your pocket
Kenai Peninsula Borough taxpayers simply can’t make a dent in the education funding deficit by themselves, nor should…