'Tax Policy'
99 Percent of Alaskans Lose Money From “Tax Cutsâ€
For every dollar we get in a tax cut, we are burdened with over $3 dollars of new debt. A new report jointly released by the Alaska Center for Public Policy and by Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) finds that the “borrow-and-spend” fiscal policies of the Bush administration have saddled most Alaskans with a debt [...]
Spending Millions to Save Billions
The Alaska Center for Public Policy is proud to be one of hundreds of state and national organizations to sign on to a letter to the United States Senate. The sign-on letter was drafted by Americans for a Fair Estate Tax (which includes OMB Watch, United for a Fair Economy, the Center on Budget [...]
Democracy or Corporate State?
One of my colleagues is a thoughtful and mild-mannered policy analyst. I don’t hear from him very often, but clearly he is becoming increasingly alarmed by some of the issues surrounding the Governor’s dealings with the multinational energy companies. With permission, I am reproducing here part of a powerfully stated and deeply [...]
The Gas
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The gas pipeline negotiations are complex. The complexity and confusion are heightened by the fact that Governor Murkowski won’t show the gas pipeline contract to the Legislature. Here are some of the highlights of [...]
How much is $1 Billion?
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The Alaska State Legislature recently put out an RFP requesting a review of the State Medicaid program. Like every state in the nation, Alaska is facing a Medicaid budget crisis. Last year, the state’s share of the Medicaid [...]
The Oil
The following is a very brief overview of the oil production tax currently under scrutiny in the State Legislature. The debate is complex, and this blog highlights only a few points.
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The Oil
Oil was discovered [...]
Oil and Gas 101
The ACPP Blog has had several good posts on the oil and gas issues. These are complex issues that have incredible implications for the future of Alaska – in virtually every aspect of life.
However, when you ask the public about oil and gas, you are likely to get an answer about whether [...]
Influencing Policy By Threatening Nonprofits
This letter was sent to United Way of Anchorage by Senator Hollis French and Representative Les Gara. I think it speaks for itself…
April 10, 2006
United Way of Anchorage
701 W. 8th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Dear XXXXX:
We recently learned that representatives from your organization and other Anchorage nonprofits were invited to attend a meeting hosted by ConocoPhillips to [...]