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.