ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott began their term with a budget challenge of an unprecedented magnitude. “I’m confident that together, we Alaskans can manage our way through it,” Governor Walker said. “We need to develop a smart plan so that our children and grandchildren can have stability 30 years from now. My […]
ANCHORAGE – A new version of the state budget released by Governor Walker Monday removes funding for the Alaska Energy Authority’s proposed Susitna Dam. “Governor Walker’s common-sense, economics-based decision to remove funding for the Susitna Dam is a strong show of leadership and willingness to walk the talk from last fall’s campaign when it comes […]
WASHINGTON, DC — As the top Republican on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Lisa Murkowski today shared the results of her collaborations with Congressional Appropriations Committee members in crafting a 2015 Interior Department budget that addresses a number of core Alaska needs. With the Department of the Interior managing a majority of Alaska’s lands, […]
ANCHORAGE: After signing the two largest budgets in state history and taking Alaska from a $5 billion surplus to a $2 billion deficit, Sean Parnell is bragging about his fiscal record. In a fundraising email remarkable for its unintended irony, Parnell pats himself on the back for cutting state spending, when the state’s operating budget […]