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April 22nd 4:58 pm | Tim Bradner   Remember those bumper stickers from the 1990s? "Dear God, please give us another oil boom, we promise not to piss it away this time." At least some of us will remember. They appeared during one of our periodic crashes in oil revenues and implosions of the state's economy. Prayers were answered when a new gusher in Alaska's oil income resumed. We repacked budgets and, of course, the cycle repeated. Here we are again. This time the oil implosion started in 2016, but was turbocharged when the pandemic collapsed oil markets last year. We lost our summer vi...

The PFD needs a permanent fix this year Author: Tim Benintendi Published February 5 Share on Facebook Print article Effective democracy depends upon citizen engagement — and that, presumably, upon an informed citizenry. I would extend that notion to a citizenry with at least a modest grasp of governmental budgets, the major pillar of governance. Now that the Legislature is in session and we focus on state finances, we should perhaps be mindful of a few notions affecting the budget, the Permanent Fund, and the dividend. Our governor and too many legislators persist in pushing for an a...

Sealaska Corp. plans to “transition out of logging operations” in Southeast Alaska during 2021, citing a preference to now focus on a range of its other businesses that revolve around