In July 2021, I participated in group discussions as a member of the Fiscal Policy Working Group (FPWG). The group was formed from members of both houses, from both political parties, and from all majority and minority caucuses. The genesis
While legislative squabbling over budgets and permanent fund dividends has consumed much of our time, we managed to pass a couple Bills addressing economic growth. Many more Bills have been authored that I hope will pass in the second regular
HB 179 was created by Representative Cathy Tilton and I am proud to support and co-sponsor this piece of legislation. This bill adds new law to clearly prohibit the state or municipal agencies from infringing on the right to bear
I sponsored HB 180 to help reduce wasteful spending and improve budget transparency by creating a process to automatically remove unnecessary positions each budget cycle. HB 180 eliminates positions in the classified or partially exempt service that have been vacant
I believe the legislature should follow the laws of the land, including AS 37.13.145(b), the law that directs a 50/50 split between the PFD and government spending. I believe that the PFD needs to be put in the constitution if it
The greatest risk to economic growth where most Alaskans work, our private sector, is unpredictable and unrestrained public sector spending. For this reason, a constitutional amendment providing an effective spending limit on our legislature is necessary. The argument over whether
