If Alaska legalizes gambling, why not go all in?
Gambling revenue wouldn’t be a silver bullet by any means. But people should have the right, and Alaska can use the money.
Editorials
What happened to all the ferries?
The ferry system needs a comprehensive long-term strategy that’s insulated from the short-term election cycle.
A tax all Alaskans can agree on
The state fuel tax hasn’t been updated in 50 years, and our roads are suffering. It’s long past time.
Alaska isn’t wrong to look for savings. But here’s why private prisons are a bad bet.
The Department of Corrections has plenty of issues to tackle. Sending prisoners Outside to ‘criminal college’ would make them worse.
School fiasco shows federal earthquake aid is broken
As with too many one-size-fits-all federal solutions, the problem is good intentions and poor on-the-ground awareness.
The budget isn’t the only thing the Legislature should accomplish
Alaska’s deficit doesn’t excuse the Legislature from dealing with other pressing issues the state faces.
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Alaska cold snap
Right on the heels of Alaska’s warmest year in recorded history, the state is reminding us that this is still the subarctic after all.
Near-record homicides in Anchorage show little public safety progress
Taking a life is the most serious crime against a person, and just one homicide in a neighborhood can mean residents who previously felt safe no longer feel that way.
At year’s end, comparing Alaska’s 2019 successes and failures
We can make 2020 a better year than 2019. Our state and its people are worth it.
GoFundMe government is no way to run a state
$60,000 isn’t a lot of money for the state and it can surely be found somewhere. But services for rural communities shouldn’t be treated as an extra step.
Governor’s budget gives the Legislature the fiscal reins
Handed a flat budget this year, the Legislature can and should spend its time on longer-range plans for restoring Alaska’s fiscal stability.
The budget wars are about to begin again. Here’s what you need to know.
One year into Gov. Dunleavy’s term, Alaskans of all stripes are paying more attention — and they should be.
What has the earthquake taught us?
When the chips are down, we’re all in this together.
The city will do more on homelessness next year. It should do more than that.
The money the Assembly devoted to homeless services in its budget Tuesday can best be described as a step down the right track.
Alaska’s alcohol board made the right call on tasting room regulation. Now it’s the Legislature’s turn.
What’s needed now is a full update of the set of laws governing alcohol production, sale and consumption in Alaska.
With our powers combined: Utility merger pencils out for Anchorage
The purchase of ML&P by Chugach makes sense for all parties involved — the utilities, the municipality and residents.
Alaska needs to get real on rural justice
The state isn’t treating the problem with the urgency that a public safety emergency demands. It’s time to change that.
The no-cost option that could improve Alaska education
The urge to pick up a device and check in many times per day can be compelling. That’s bad news for teachers.
To toke, or not to toke?
The wording of the city ballot measure for on-site marijuana smoking at pot shops is complicated, but it boils down to a simple proposition.
The constitutional amendment Alaska needs
Agreements to be fiscally responsible, or even statutes requiring it, are of little use when push comes to shove.