Opinion
Opinion: A Gun Bill That Could Get You Jail Time – HB 69
I support the Second Amendment, am a gun owner, and support the right to bear arms - in a way that doesn’t get you federal jail time. ... Full story
Opinion:Production In Exchange For Reasonable Reductions: An Oil Tax Bill That Works
The oil tax debate will dominate this session. You should know the options that are being considered, including the bill I and others filed earlier this month. The first few paragraphs summarize the debate, and read on if you want more information. Here goes. ... Full story
Is BP Cutting Production to Blackmail Alaska?
BP’s tankers occasionally return to Valdez with millions of gallons of Alaskan oil on board, reports The San Francisco Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle, and the Fairbanks News Miner. ... Full story
Opinion: Campaign Finance Reform
"Take it from two United States Senators from both sides of the aisle who have decades of experience in public life: Campaign-finance rules have a tremendous impact on the public policy agenda in Congress. Contrary to the popular perception, the prospect of getting - or not getting - a check from an individual or political action committee does not drive the typical decision on Capitol Hill. ... Full story
OPINION: Subsistence Rights Must be Respected, Protected
Even though I currently live in Anchorage, I grew up in a village 80 miles Southwest of Fairbanks, and I was raised on a subsistence diet. Sure, we traveled to town when the Tanana River was frozen in the winter, or when the ferry was running in the summer, but if it weren't for fish, and moose, and grouse, and berries, and sometimes caribou, and sheep, our freezer would have been pretty bare. ... Full story
Redistricting Dilutes Native Voter Strength
As a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the Lower Kuskokwim River/Kuskokwim Bay election district in western Alaska consisting of 28 communities under the 2002 Benchmark Plan (House District 38), I offer the following comments on the redistricting journey. ... Full story
Senator Murkowski: President Obama's Plan Makes Sense on a Number of Levels
There are many issues on which I disagree with President Obama. When someone is right on something, however, it is important to give credit where it’s due. ... Full story
America's Lost Energy Decade
If we had begun exploring in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2002, its oil and gas (and jobs and revenue) would be flowing now. ... Full story
Now You Don’t See It, Now You Do – Big Knik Bridge $ubsidy
A note from Representative Les Gara ... Full story
What Have We Become?
I struggled to write a story on the background of the man who killed the Afghan families while they slept in their own homes. I read countless stories from the myriad newspapers around the globe who covered the story endlessly. ... Full story
