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Sullivan, Begich face reckoning over Trump policies sooner than expected

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
One of the underappreciated elements of the “Polar Payoff” that helped secure the Alaska Delegation’s votes for Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill is that it was aimed at delaying, not stopping, the worst of it from hitting the state.
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Sullivan voted to cut Medicaid by $1 trillion

Commentary Dermot Cole -
“So I think you were the guy,” an irritated Sen. Dan Sullivan said to Sen. Forrest Dunbar Wednesday, “that asked me last year about Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security.”
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Sullivan takes umbrage when Dunbar asks if he would ever say no to Trump

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Forrest Dunbar again asked Sen. Dan Sullivan a good question, one of the six questions allowed before the legislative discussion was cut off.
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After facing ‘unnecessary grilling,’ Sullivan returns to Legislature with limit on questions

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Last year's question-and-answer session between legislators and Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan featured such brutal questions.
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Dunleavy’s sales tax proposal flops with legislators, local governments and Alaskans

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
There were a series of hearings the House Finance Committee held on Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s omnibus tax bill on Thursday.
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Drop the hysteria: AIDEA reform package has real potential

Commentary Dermot Cole -
AIDEA’s investment decisions are almost always driven by the politics of whoever is governor at the moment.
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Sullivan looks the other way as Trump goes after Jerome Powell

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Lisa Murkowski correctly called out the Trump administration for the criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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AIDEA pays consultant again for ‘independent’ analysis that remains secret

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Northern Economics completed an “independent” $250,000 economic analysis of AIDEA nearly two years ago and was paid in full.
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Two weeks ago Sullivan opposed invasion of Venezuela. Now he suppports it.

Commentary Dermot Cole -
“I don’t think having troops on the ground in Venezuela is a good idea,” Sen. Dan Sullivan told HuffPost two weeks ago.
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Dunleavy’s legal losses continue to mount with judge’s ruling against Department of Agriculture

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Add another L to Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s win-loss record in the courts.
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