This story is republished from dermotcole.com with permission. In September 2022, Alaska economists Gregg Erickson and Milt Barker, two of the leading experts on the history of Alaska’s state government, did a financial analysis of the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority. As I...

Nonpartisan open primaries let Alaskans choose values over party

Commentary Jeanette Lee - April 3, 2024

More than half of voters in the 2022 midterm primaries split their tickets between candidates from across the political spectrum.

A vote for an override on Dunleavy’s education bill veto is a vote for the Legislature

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton - March 18, 2024

This commentary was originally published on akmemo.com. “I support the governor’s vision on education. Yet I will be voting to override his veto,” wrote Fairbanks Republican Rep. Will Stapp in an editorial published in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner over the...

There’s a good reason legislators didn’t rush to meet Gov. Dunleavy’s education demands

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton - March 14, 2024

And in the 14 working days since the governor delivered his demands, his hypothetical legislation never materialized.

Alaska AG fails to join eight states in federal suit challenging Kroger acquisition

Commentary Dermot Cole - February 26, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission said the nationwide 413-store divestiture plan is a "hodgepodge of unconnected stores, banners, brands, and other assets that Kroger’s antitrust lawyers have cobbled together and falls far short of mitigating the lost competition between Kroger and Albertsons.”

Lawmakers across the political spectrum should help more Alaskans vote

Commentary Opinion, The Alaska Current - February 26, 2024

A host of laws to make voting easier would benefit Independent, Republican, and Democratic constituents.

Alaska AG signs every GOP dog-whistle chain letter

Commentary Dermot Cole - February 22, 2024

Alaska Attorney General Tregarrick Taylor used state resources to add Alaska’s name to a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting Trump’s bid to delay a federal court case against him.

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