Avista, the natural gas and electric utility that owns Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., approached our Assembly and our legislators last fall to seek… Continue reading
This week the Senate Resources Committee held public hearings on HB 115 – “The Alaska Sovereignty and Transfer of Federal Public Land to Alaska Act.”… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:Alaskans know the importance of oil to the state’s economy and state government coffers.No question. Oil… Continue reading
With all eyes on Iowa this week and New Hampshire next week, the Presidential primary season has begun. For most of us, Iowa and New… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: While we appreciate Gov. Bill Walker’s effort in moving the Alaska LNG Project forward, we are… Continue reading
I am an economist and planner with 30 years’ experience, and I’ve worked as a transportation planner for the Douglas Indian Association (DIA) since April… Continue reading
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared “we are trying to construct a more inclusive society,” he recognized that democracy is strengthened by more voices and… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: President Jimmy Carter remarked at the signing ceremony of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation… Continue reading
Fish are selfish. They like to eat when they’re hungry, swim wherever they want and they don’t care whose place they’re taking in the stream.They’re… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department arrested a 36-year-old man early this morning after receiving a report of a “possibly armed man” near Chapel by the Lake.Thurman… Continue reading
This past week was only the second of the 2016 legislative session, and it was a busy one. With the State of Alaska facing an unprecedented… Continue reading
John Naisbitt, futurist and author of Megatrends, observed that in America’s participatory democracy, “Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.” Applying… Continue reading
The Alaska Democratic Party might be a little less democratic if party delegates decide to adopt a rule change at their May meeting.A spokesman told… Continue reading
Just as the Empire predicted in its first editorial of 2016, “The Road” has again made headlines.The first salvo of the Juneau Access controversy was… Continue reading
“The budget, the budget and the budget.” That’s how my colleague - Sen. Click Bishop - outlined the Alaska Legislature’s top three priories this year,… Continue reading
This is the second segment of a commentary on Alaska’s fiscal crisis. The first part appeared in Wednesday’s Empire.Gov. Bill Walker in a July 1,… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:Gov. Bill Walker didn’t mince words much in this year’s State of the State address, delivered… Continue reading
Editor’s note: This My Turn will run in two parts. The second will publish Thursday, Jan. 28.Gov. Bill Walker’s plan to solve our $3.5 billion… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: In deciding a lawsuit by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough over required local contributions to schools,… Continue reading
Our state government has been spending close to $5,000 nominally per person more than it brings in through revenues for two fiscal years now. Anyone… Continue reading
