Daily Archives: December 21, 2012

Alaska Fiscal Policy| Another reason to be concerned about state spending, NOW …

Fiscal Cliff

In a longer post earlier this week I expressed serious concerns about the level of spending proposed by the Governor in his recently announced FY 2014 budget.  See “Five takeaways from the Governor’s proposed budget …” (Dec. 18, 2012).

As I have continued to work through the budget, additional reasons are becoming apparent which underscore why it is critical that state spending be reduced now.  One in particular caught my attention yesterday. Continue reading