Category Archives: Immediate Reactions

As regular readers know, each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues.

This week, however, I also joined Michael a second time on a special, “Fiscal Friday” edition of the show.  Michael and I spent the hour working through the various budget proposals currently pending in the House and Senate, their effect on the overall Alaska economy and which legislators are living up to their self-styled claim to be fiscal conservatives and which aren’t (for example, did you know that in an on the record roll call vote Thursday in the Senate State Affairs Committee Senators Cathy Giessel and John Coghill voted with Democrat Senator Dennis Egan and over the objection of Senators Mike Dunleavy and David Wilson to advance the Governor’s PFD-cutting fiscal plan).

The clip starts at my segment. Listen here or at the widget below for the discussion. For past episodes of my discussions with Michael Dukes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week Michael and I discuss a commentary by long-time Alaska economist Gregg Erickson on the issue the legislature is missing in the current budget debate (“Focus on Alaska budget misses the point,” goo.gl/El859M), and why the Senate’s latest proposed solution (SB 70) not only misses that same issue but doesn’t even do what its sponsors claim it does. The clip starts at my segment.

Listen here or at the widget below for this week’s show. For past episodes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week Michael and I discuss the effect on the overall Alaska economy of the House Finance Committee’s proposal to make permanent PFD cuts and adopt an income tax, where the state is headed on retirement costs and what the most important criteria is to keep in mind as the House Resources Committee dives back into oil taxes. The clip starts at my segment.

Listen here or at the widget below for this week’s show. For past episodes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week Michael and I discuss my concerns with the Alaska House Majority’s new bills to cut the PFD and establish an income tax (HB 115) and to change oil taxes (HB 111). The clip starts at my segment.

Listen here or at the widget below for this week’s show. For past episodes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week Michael and I break down the renewed #AKOil tax debate, why some in the business community are pushing for #PFD cuts (as they work to retain spending on oil tax credits and dodge income and sales taxes) and why the University is having internal problems. The clip starts at my segment.

Listen here or at the widget below for this week’s show. For past episodes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week Michael and I discuss proposals to revise the current Constitutional restriction on spending (Art. 9, Sec. 16, goo.gl/42Mdgt) to make it more effective, Sen. Dunleavy’s SB 1 & 2 to restore the other half of last year’s PFD (https://goo.gl/w3kP0n), and signs of life from #AKLNG. The clip starts at my segment.

Listen here or at the widget below for this week’s show. For past episodes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week Michael and I discuss last week’s #AKLeg hearings on the state of the Alaska economy & Dermot Cole’s recent column on the “Hammond 50/50 Plan” (goo.gl/kpsuYY). The clip starts at my segment.

Listen here or at the widget below for this week’s show. For past episodes, go here.

Each Tuesday morning at 7:20 am Alaska, I join KBYR AM700‘s The Michael Dukes Show to discuss the latest in Alaska oil and fiscal issues. This week Michael and I discuss what the “Upper 10%” (of Alaskans, by income) don’t get about #PFDcuts, the good news in Alaska oil and why the UA faculty likely is complaining about the Administration. The clip starts at my segment.

Listen here or at the widget below for this week’s show. For past episodes, go here.