The Weekly Top 3 (1.29.2024)

The #AKleg has no one considering whether their "solutions" are making Alaska's problems worse, Gov Dunleavy threatens to veto the wrong thing & the #AKleg should stop meddling with Cook Inlet gas

Welcome to The Weekly Top 3 — our look at the top 3 things on our mind here at Alaskans for Sustainable Budgets — for the week of January 29, 2024.

The Weekly Top 3 is a regular weekly segment on The Michael Dukes Show. The Show broadcasts on Facebook and YouTubeLive as well as via streaming audio from the Show’s website weekdays from 6–8am. I join Michael weekly in the first hour of Tuesday’s show, from 6:10–7am, for a discussion between the two of us about our three issues.

This week, our top 3 issues are these: 1) we discuss the serious problems created by the fact that, unlike in other states, there’s literally no one in the Alaska Legislature (or administration, for that matter) focused on ensuring that, whatever the agreed level is, state spending is being paid for in the way that best serves Alaskan families and the economy (2:13); 2) we explain why, while it is good to hear Governor Dunleavy weigh in on an issue forcefully, he’s threatening a veto over the wrong thing (18:10); and 3) we explain why the legislature should stop chasing squirrels and let the market get on with deciding Cook Inlet gas (37:05).

The segment is at the YouTube clip above. For those who prefer the audio version, it is available on our Spotify and Soundcloud pages. Go to the Show’s Soundcloud page here for this and other complete podcasts of The Michael Dukes Show.