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My Turn: Energy literacy yields extraordinary financial returns while helping the planet
Published 9:02am Tuesday, February 9, 2016Would you like to have a bank account with a 200 percent interest rate? The fact of the matter is that many Alaskans have it ... Read more
Nothing but the budget, House says
Published 1:49am Tuesday, February 9, 2016In an unprecedented action, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-1 Monday to suspend work on all bills not related to the state budget. House ... Read more
For lawmakers, 3 options to tap Fund earnings
Published 9:05am Friday, February 5, 2016If there’s one thing Alaska’s lawmakers agree on, it’s this: No single trick or approach will solve the state’s annual deficit, now approaching $4 billion. ... Read more
Letter: No light at the end of the road
Published 9:05am Sunday, January 31, 2016I always chuckle with skepticism when reading retired business banker Win Gruening’s articles about the endless economical benefits of the proposed Juneau Access road. In ... Read more
My Turn: The Rainy Day Parade keeps building
Published 9:05am Sunday, January 31, 2016John 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 ... Read more
My Turn: SB 114 would protect dividends and close the budget gap
Published 9:01am Friday, January 29, 2016“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, ... Read more
Fish Factor: Fish taxes
Published 9:00am Wednesday, January 27, 2016A single Chinook salmon is worth almost three barrels of oil. The winter kings being caught by Southeast Alaska trollers are averaging 10 pounds each ... Read more
Amid budget gloom, analyst gives reason for fiscal optimism
Published 9:53pm Tuesday, January 26, 2016If you factor in the sizes of their respective budgets, Alaska’s $50 billion Permanent Fund leaves the state in a better financial position than Norway’s ... Read more
Gov. Walker to deliver State of State speech
Published 11:59pm Thursday, January 21, 2016JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker is set to deliver his second State of the State address as Alaska grapples with a multibillion-dollar budget deficit amid ... Read more
My Turn: Tongass transition plan lacks initiative
Published 1:09am Thursday, January 21, 2016Change is not for the risk averse. It is scary stuff that takes us out of our comfort zones and into the unknown. It’s also ... Read more
Industry: Tongass timber forecast flawed
Published 8:58pm Wednesday, January 20, 2016A U.S. Forest Service study projects growth in Tongass timber harvest over the next 15 years, but leaders of Alaska’s timber industry are saying the ... Read more
CCW: Salmon Life: Fish and Family
Published 9:00am Wednesday, January 20, 2016Lexi Fish Hackett has fish in her blood in more ways than one. Until recently, her last name was simply “Fish,” which she says is ... Read more
Empire Editorial: There is no next year if budget isn’t fixed now
Published 9:02am Tuesday, January 19, 2016Welcome back, members of the Alaska Legislature. We wish you were returning under better circumstances. When the last Legislative session began in January 2015, oil ... Read more
My Turn: It’s time to put our wealth to work
Published 9:02am Tuesday, January 19, 2016By now, most of you know we have a budget challenge. Over the past two years, Alaska’s oil revenue has plummeted by 88 percent, mainly ... Read more
Survey: Lawmakers predict what session will bring
Published 9:02am Monday, January 18, 2016Everyone wants to know what the second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature will bring, but no one knows the answer. Well, no one outside ... Read more
New Ranger takes reins of Petersburg District
Published 9:01am Friday, January 15, 2016KETCHIKAN – A new ranger has been selected to guide the Tongass National Forest’s Petersburg Ranger District. Dave Zimmerman, Timber and Special Forest Products program ... Read more
My Turn: The Forest Service offers bountiful opportunities
Published 9:01am Thursday, January 14, 2016This week, Alaska’s policy makers will turn their attention to resolving the state government’s fiscal crisis while maintaining critical services and supporting local and regional ... Read more
New Ranger takes reins of Petersburg District
Published 9:01am Wednesday, January 13, 2016KETCHIKAN – A new ranger has been selected to guide the Tongass National Forest’s Petersburg Ranger District. Dave Zimmerman, Timber and Special Forest Products program ... Read more
Slack Tide: New Year’s resolutions for Juneau 2016
Published 9:01am Sunday, January 10, 2016Alas, the holidays are over, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end—only 23 more shopping days til Marmot Day! Obviously, nothing spells fun ... Read more
Walker: Don’t spend billions arguing over millions
Published 9:01am Monday, January 4, 2016The following Q&A was conducted with Gov. Bill Walker on Dec. 23, 2015, at the Juneau Empire. This is part two of the interview. Part ... Read more