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Some claim it's the PFD that's causing the explosion in spending this session, but its not; it's the increases in the FY22 supplemental and FY23…
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Rep. Ivy Spohnholz says out loud the typically silent part of the progressive position on PFD cuts and the ADN editorial board is at it yet again
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The Senate's swing to a full PFD is the understandable consequence of failing to develop a #balanced fiscal plan and Alaska should expect continued…
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Why the budget (through Monday's Senate amendments) reminds us of 2013 and the prospects now for reaching a long term fiscal plan
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The ADN editorial board argues that repairs to the Port should be paid for with PFD cuts, but that approach has the "largest adverse impact" on Alaska…
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FY23 & FY22 Supp UGF spending is exploding, the ADN ed bd effectively calls for middle & lower income #AKfams to fund the Port & why campaign finance…
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Why SB199 threatens to take more than $5 billion in excess revenues out of the Alaska private sector over the next 8 years and reviving an old plan…
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Why SB199 is substantially flawed, what's the #akleg session endgame beginning to look like as we enter the last 3 weeks & why ANS $$oil is beginning to…
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How the recommendations of the Fiscal Policy Working Group are being dealt with by the Legislature this session and why they remain relevant even in…
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#ConCon pros, cons and alternatives, why it's fiscally irresponsible to pass new, permanent spending before resolving a revenue plan & a key criteria in…
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Our mid-session look at where the FY23 budget seems to be headed and how the House's version incorporates yet another shift in the legislative treatment…
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The #AKbudget as it passed the House, did we almost have a fiscal plan & the #AKConst Defenders are leading with their chin
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