First Presidential Debate President Trump and Vice President Biden had the first Presidential Debate of 2020 and it was…..not great. Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News appeared to be babysitting at times when the two candidates both tried to speak over one another. Name-calling, family bashing, price-gouging, with a hint of racism mixed in. Story here and another here. President …
Murkowski writes NCAI a letter…tells them to shape up As you guys know there is a battle being waged over who gets COVID money that was set aside for “tribal governments”. Needless to say, lower 48 Tribes (and NCAI) were upset with Alaska Native Corporations tried to get in on the money. So upset that they took them to court. …
It’s Budget Crunch Time It’s that time of year…it used to be the time of year when I would report out to you what the DOI/BIA/IHS budgets were going to be for the next fiscal year, but now more often than not it is the time of year to talk about government shutdowns and short term appropriation bills to get …
News happened…… State Reports: Federal Reports: News Links: State News: Tribal groups sue over ANWR decision Alaska Attorney General is yuck Fairbanks Police Chief resigns after only one year on the job Oil Tax Initiative Wins Court Battle Long time Fbks Senator gets ousted in the Republican Primary National News: Companies can pollute all they want because of COVID Interesting …
State Sues Over Hunting Decision The State of Alaska has filed a preliminary injunction against the Federal Subsistence Board decision that gave local federal land managers the authority to open federal lands in their respective jurisdictions for fishing and hunting by emergency or temporary regulations to lessen food insecurities due to COVID19. The state alleges that this act constituted an …
Early Voting IS OPEN!!! Not only is early voting open, but a record number of Alaskans have signed up to vote by mail in this year’s statewide primary election on August 18th. In Alaska, you can sign up to receive a mail-in ballot for any reason AND you can do it online here. By mail or in person, TCC is …
Deficit of $1.3 Billion I know, I know. I have written about it before a million (a billion) times but it is getting real, yo. Our principal savings account will be exhausted this fiscal year. And we may be getting an #overdrawn slip from our bank account once the legislature reconvenes and takes up the supplemental budget. Remember that any …
I’m Back!!! Did you miss me? Sorry for the break in updates folks but it felt like we were all getting a lot of COVID news sent to us and people were adjusting to new working and living realities…so I just hit pause. But we are all adapting nicely, we are heading back to work, we are enjoying the spring …
Budget passes House – without a PFD After the last several years of days/weeks long budget hearings with literally hundreds of amendments along party lines, this year’s operating budget process was relatively tame (and fast). That is mostly due to the Governor introducing a “status quo” budget and not showing support (or really any type of emotion) for further cuts. …
Oil and Gas Companies Are Totally Awesome A ballot initiative that would change the way that oil and gas tax credits are calculated has been certified to appear on the ballot during the General Election this November. Expect to see (and hear) a ton of campaign ads from those that want you to vote to maintain the status quo – …