The past two years have shown that Sullivan will think whatever Trump wants him to think, believing that the way to win re-election in 2020 is act like Sen. Obsequious.
Read MoreThe newest member of the University of Alaska Board of Regents said of former First Lady Michelle Obama: “That high horse Michelle is on makes her ass look big.” It’s one of many hyper-partisan comments on Twitter from Tammy Randolph.
Read MoreArt Chance didn’t waste any time going on the Republican Party unofficial blog to complain about the Dunleavy administration dumping him. Someone is lying about what happened.
Read MoreJohn Quick had a thin resume before he was named to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s cabinet, but he pumped it up in ways that a simple background check would have revealed.
Read MoreRepublican activist Curtis Thayer, who has argued for cutting the state budget during most of his adult life, has landed another position on the state payroll, this time as executive director of the Alaska Energy Authority.
Read MoreThe most honest thing to say about the honest budget plan is that just about every proposed cut will face heavy opposition in the Legislature because Dunleavy hasn’t laid the groundwork for drastic cuts in state or local government services.
Read MoreIt’s not just that the Senate pays $174,000 a year, far above the average federal worker. It’s that his family connections are out of the ordinary.
Read MoreAlaska Department of Transportation Commissioner John MacKinnon has outlined his goals for the state agency, the top two of which have nothing to do with transportation.
Read MoreThe state could shut down the University of Alaska, close the Department of Transportation, lay off thousands of workers, force the closure of dozens of schools, suspend payments that help local governments cover retirement costs and still not come close to a reduction of $1.5 billion.
Read MoreTrump has made lying a part of the presidency and most Republicans, including the Alaska Congressional delegation, tend to look the other way.
Read MoreOne problem with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s $6 billion plan for the Alaska Permanent Fund is that every legislator with a head for numbers knows that it is reckless.
Read MoreTwo weeks ago he said government was a “necessary evil” and he wanted it cut. Now he has a government job paying $86,928 a year.
Read MoreAlaska editors used to insist that salaries be included in coverage of all political appointments, with good reason.
Read MoreSen. Claire McCaskill, defeated in her re-election effort in Missouri, had this to say about Republicans in the Senate who believe the best way to get along with President Trump is to go along.
Read MoreThe column posted by the Anchorage Daily News by Robert Griffin makes the case that state employees are lazy, overpaid and a lot of their jobs should be eliminated.
Read MoreThere is something in the Alaska Constitution called the “Ineligibility Clause” that must be addressed in Saddler’s case. The question is whether he must wait a year to work in the Dunleavy administration.
Read MoreThe state budget under Gov. Mike Dunleavy is about to be centralized like never before, with power consolidated in the office of the imported slash-and-burn budget shrinker who just got off the airplane.
Read MoreBy giving a good state job to former Sen. Ben Stevens, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signaled that as far as the Republican Party is concerned, it’s time to forget all about the Veco scandal.
Read MoreThe Dunleavy administration removed two important documents from the website of the state Department of Revenue, reports released Monday about the outlook for state revenues.
Read MoreThe current available balance in the earnings reserve is not $19 billion or $18.8 billion. And no one can say with certainty that it will grow to $20 billion shortly because no one can successfully predict oil prices or investment returns.
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