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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion by Gov. Dunleavy: My budget will be sustainable, predictable, affordable

We can no longer spend what we don’t have and we can’t pretend otherwise.

Opinion: Agreements made by AEL&P during sale talks should be honored

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Opinion: Agreements made by AEL&P during sale talks should be honored

These steps will keep our utility local and protect us before another sale happens.

Opinion: Pulp fiction won’t grow the economy

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Opinion: Pulp fiction won’t grow the economy

It’s an elaborate cover on top of a cheap fantasy.

Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

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Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

Privatization will have significant consequences.

Opinion: Assembly action on Archipelago Project is beneficial for Juneau

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Opinion: Assembly action on Archipelago Project is beneficial for Juneau

Investment in waterfront, reducing visitor congestion touted in plan.

Opinion: Build Alaska’s economy on the strengths of its university system

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Opinion: Build Alaska’s economy on the strengths of its university system

A strong state requires a strong university.

Opinion: Roadless Rule and the Tongass should remain intact

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Opinion: Roadless Rule and the Tongass should remain intact

It makes economic, environmental and social sense.

Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit

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Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit

The first vote should not be taken as a true statement of the people.

Opinion: The short-sighted stories of climate change

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Opinion: The short-sighted stories of climate change

The Republican Party can learn from a trip to “Jurassic Park.”

Opinion: Debunking the myths of Medicaid expansion

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Opinion: Debunking the myths of Medicaid expansion

Repealing Medicaid expansion will harm lives, slow down Alaska’s economic recovery.

Opinion: Cutting education, public safety funding is an ‘outrage’

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Opinion: Cutting education, public safety funding is an ‘outrage’

“Our children and grandchildren deserve better.”

Opinion: Investment is the only way to achieve growth and stability

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Opinion: Investment is the only way to achieve growth and stability

Cutting projects and jobs has never built a society.

Opinion: UAS accreditation in good standing

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Opinion: UAS accreditation in good standing

Recent finding about UAA’s Education program is regrettable.

Opinion: Trump will get away with almost all of it

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Opinion: Trump will get away with almost all of it

No one is going to effectively stand in his way.

President Donald Trump waves as he walks through the Colonnade from the Oval Office of the White House on arrival to announce a deal to temporarily reopen the government, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo | Jacquelyn Martin)

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Opinion: How could you allow this to go on for 35 days?

I know what it’s like to live from one paycheck to the next.

Opinion: It’s time to raise Alaska’s minimum wage

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Opinion: It’s time to raise Alaska’s minimum wage

Doing so will stimulate economy, decrease crime.

Opinion: Why I support the Covington Catholic students

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Opinion: Why I support the Covington Catholic students

They were the target of vile and obscene taunts and insults.

Opinion: The disconnects in Dunleavy’s economic vision

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Opinion: The disconnects in Dunleavy’s economic vision

The Legislature has to help the governor find the door to reality.

Opinion: Are Juneau city officials misleading the public about the cruise industry lawsuit?

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Opinion: Are Juneau city officials misleading the public about the cruise industry lawsuit?

It can be a fine line between “spin” and misleading the public.

Opinion: Why the judge was wrong in throwing out my lawsuit on state debt

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Opinion: Why the judge was wrong in throwing out my lawsuit on state debt

We are watching the abhorrence of debt.