Alaska to Celebrate the First Annual Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day

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Alaska to Celebrate the First Annual Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day

JUNEAU – On Sunday, April 24, Alaska will celebrate the first annual Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day. April 24 recognizes that day in 1956 when the citizens of Alaska ratified the Constitution of the State of Alaska, “guaranteeing that the individual will always be in-charge” and enshrining our […]

Economist Misses the Mark on Oil Tax Impacts

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Today economist Scott Goldsmith presented comments and scenarios that grossly understate the amount Alaskans stand to lose under Alaska’s new oil tax structure, which many Alaskans call the “Oil Wealth Giveaway.” Goldsmith told an audience “the $2 billion giveaway doesn’t exist.” He said it’s a myth. Sadly, the $2 billion budget deficit is not a […]