Combining utilities and striving to create efficiencies is a laudable goal. However, this goal should not be achieved at the expense of a truly open and transparent process.
OPINION: Anchorage voters can undo what the Assembly did last fall, and keep the tax cap on tight.
OPINION: As political rhetoric about tax credits heats up in these challenging budget times, I encourage Alaskans to remember how effective they have been in Cook Inlet.
OPINION: Anchorage had a great 2014, and it's worth taking a look back before looking ahead to 2015.
OPINION: I am running for the U.S. Senate for many reasons, but among the most important is to bring Alaska's values to D.C.
OPINION: Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan argues that voters should keep AO 37 because it corrects a big mistake made by the previous administration and Assembly.
OPINION: Saying no to everything isnt foreign policy. As weve seen with the rise of ISIS, inaction has its own consequences, and as your senator, I will demand a clear, fully-funded mission to address the threat.
OPINION: Secretary of Veterans Affairs General Eric Shinseki should resign, and congressional Democrats should pay real attention. Talk, press releases, and bills that go nowhere will not help Alaska's veterans withstand the apparent failures of the VA.
OPINION: Recently, during a forum discussing issues facing Alaska, I made a comment that was taken out of the context of a broader discussion on improving school performance.
Count me among those who believe Ballot Measure 2 must be defeated at the polls on Aug. 28. It would not be good for Alaska. It would not be good for Anchorage.
Late last year, I convened the Mayor's Education Summit, a two-day event that brought together 100 key policymakers and community members to work with national education reform experts on how to make Anchorage schools the best in the country.
This week, I am convening the Mayor's Education Summit, a two-day event that brings together 100 key policy makers and community members to work with national education reform experts on how we can make the Anchorage School District one of the best in the country.
