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It’s baaaaack!

HB 398 creates more bureaucracy, expense, and red tape that strips Alaskans of our right to protect our waters. This bill is bad.

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Renewable Energy Goals

Governor Dunleavy’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and our, seldom, but wholehearted support in the case of a policy that will help our state do its part to combat emissions.

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Local Control

A very seasoned and shrewd retired politician said the other day, “sometimes a money spill can be worse than an oil spill,” meaning we should be careful how our current leaders handle an influx of federal infrastructure funds.

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Leg With Louie: Summer Homework 2021

This letter will be shorter than usual. I am busy getting intimate with the boat engine and hydraulic system, with typical pre-season nerves and an ear for rumors of the impending Salmon run.    The news here comes in snippets and is often less real and immediate than the rust frozen bolt that stands between me and a functioning boat (there …

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Leg with Louie: A Romance Novel Ending

I was wandering around my yard, lost in speculation about the future, wearing my favorite noise-canceling headphones, which also pipe in the A.M. radio so you can mow your lawn or operate a very inefficient diesel generator or feed a dog yard full of huskies and still get the local, state, national, and world news piped clearly into your earholes. …

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Leg with Louie: Where are the missing AEA projects?

Action on the state budget is happening quietly, if at all, with the thorny issue of the Permanent Fund Dividend once again asserting its ability to cause rational minds to diverge sharply. It is a fascinating debate. Likely much less fascinating if you are one of the state workers already getting emails that you will be laid off if the …