Rep. Ben Carpenter
Alaska House of Representatives, District 8

Fiscal Responsibility Matters

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Is Economic Growth A Legislative Priority?

After several recent lengthy updates, I promise to keep this short and to the point! Earlier this week I wrote about the risk permanent fund earnings pose to our oil & gas industry. My premise was that increased permanent fund investment earnings

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Balanced Budget

Spending Limit

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

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Balanced Budget

Long-term Fiscal Plan

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

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Balanced Budget

PFD

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

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