Monthly Archives: March, 2017

Production-killing oil tax bill advances in the House

Suzanne Downing - March 18, 2017 6

An aggressive oil tax bill crafted by the co-chairs of the House Resources Committee was voted out of committee this week and is headed for its next stop, House Finance....

House Democrats cut off budget debate

Suzanne Downing - March 16, 2017 4

The House Democrat-led majority says enough is enough: No more budget debate after Friday at noon. The $4.1 billion budget had 55 amendments as of 1 pm...

Censored: Republicans forbidden from saying ‘slush fund’ on House floor

Suzanne Downing - March 16, 2017 3

While the dozens of budget cuts offered by Republicans in the Alaska House of Representatives are being summarily voted down in their entirety, House...

Smoking gun: Homer city council members intended to create ‘sanctuary city’

Suzanne Downing - March 15, 2017 0

RECALL PETITION IS CIRCULATING Three Homer City Council members who championed an effort to make Homer a "sanctuary city" now face a grassroots resistance movement themselves. They...

SB 26 – to stabilize economy – heads to Senate floor this morning

Suzanne Downing - March 15, 2017 0

Two different visions are emerging in the House and Senate, as the Alaska Legislature heads into the second half of this session. House Democrats, firmly in charge...

No cab coming? Call your lawmaker for a ride

Suzanne Downing - March 15, 2017 0

Alaskans Renee Limoge and Rebecca Logan were sitting in Salt, a downtown Juneau restaurant popular for its small plates and generous pours. The two...

Not a single cut allowed by House Democrats — not even their personal chef

Suzanne Downing - March 14, 2017 15

Not a single cut. Not one more position in Alaska State government's 18,000+ workforce can be eliminated, according to the new majority caucus in charge...

What would it take to permit the Panama Canal in 2017?

Suzanne Downing - March 13, 2017 0

By MURRAY WALSH I was with 49 Alaska Republicans transiting the Panama Canal in February aboard the 780-foot M/S Rotterdam. We enjoyed many great events together and at one...