The inconvenient truth about the state’s budget deadlock
A cherished Alaska institution has become the center of the political maelstrom jeopardizing the state’s economy and its future.
Editorials
One of the governor’s tiniest vetoes is also the most dangerous
In Alaska, the governor wields tremendous power - maybe more than any other in the country. But he should not be allowed to become an autocrat.
Gov. Dunleavy vs. the Legislature: Who will step back from the brink?
The maneuvering on both sides is political, it’s cynical, it’s power-hungry and it’s hurting Alaska.
Legislature to per diem rules: Drop dead
This isn’t how our system is supposed to work. Legislators opted to thumb their nose at their pay rules, and Alaskans are right to be angry.
Gov. Dunleavy, sign Alaska’s operating budget
The same uncertainty that gives the governor leverage in dealing with the Legislature also hurts the state and Alaskans.
Alaska’s government is in disarray as a shutdown looms. Here’s how it could affect you.
Whatever the resolution, having a plan in place July 1 is better than playing chicken with the state’s livelihood as calamity lies on the horizon.
Alaska needs real progress on rural justice. Will Attorney General Barr help deliver it?
The state’s rural communities have seen roundtable discussions and blue-ribbon panels, action plans and campaign promises. They need solutions, ones that work.
Being our neighbors’ keepers
Making progress on homelessness and related issues in Anchorage starts with compassion and not turning away from the problem.
The Legislature turns the page on SB 91. Will it help?
It’s time for a deep breath, followed by a sober assessment of what’s working in Alaska’s criminal justice system and what isn’t.
Another twist in the API saga
In choosing a long-term plan for the institute, Alaska should prioritize efficiency, but not to a degree that patient care is compromised.
Anchorage has a crime problem. Vigilantes aren’t the answer.
As much as Anchorage may sometimes seem like the Wild West, people don’t help the situation when they act like cowboys.
No winners in the Legislature’s nomination controversy
The Legislature’s handling of what should be treated as a serious complaint has exposed the body’s lack of a meaningful process for dealing with such allegations.
If we want more stability in state services, there’s a simple answer
As administrations and Legislatures have come and gone, each has promised greater transparency and plain dealing when it comes to the state’s services and revenue.
Sturgeon case exposed virtues, flaws of U.S. justice system
Alaskans should thank those who were willing to go to bat for their rights in the Sturgeon case — and reflect on how our system might better serve those without such resources.
Solving the harder side of the budget equation
If we are to achieve better outcomes, how will we do it — and how will we do so with resources substantially reduced from their current levels?
When we attack officials, the losers might not be who we think
It’s not hard to draw a line between increasing polarization eroding respect in civic life and politics and the extension of that behavior to the field of play.
We owe this couple, and all Alaskans, a more measured approach to the budget
The Legislature’s ‘shock absorber’ plan is a move in the right direction.
After wrong turns, has the Iditarod found the right trail again?
Alaska’s signature sled dog race has taken its share of lumps in recent years. But there are signs of improvement.
Governor, Alaskans have some questions
If Gov. Dunleavy wants his budget to succeed, he will have to explain why he considered some of his campaign promises less important than others.
Governor’s budget ax cuts deeper in rural Alaska
Our budgets reflect our values, and our values should not abide taking away more from those who are most vulnerable and least able to afford it.