As the Alaska budget battles start to heat up Alaska talk show host Michael Dukes invited me to join him on his weekend Fairbanks show for a deeper dive into the issues. We spent an hour discussing the background of how we got here, my take on the Governor’s proposal and GCI’s recent new affiliated effort (“Alaska’s Future“), the history, purpose and reasons why the PFD should not be cut, where I think spending can be and my view on a better way forward (a slide deck from a recent speech outlining my views is available here).
Listen here or at the widget below and for past episodes, go here.
Remember last spring when the Alaska Legislature finally finished up the FY 2016 budget.
In the course of recent conversations with Alaskans I have heard some say that they ultimately may be prepared to accept cuts in the PFD and/or the imposition of other taxes on the private sector as long as the state is prepared to make a similar level of cuts in the state government sector.
Thoughts on Alaska Oil & Gas 
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