7-14-16 This Governor’s Anti-Investor Actions Should Not Surprise Alaskan Citizens

The incumbent Alaska governor’s anti-free enterprise, anti-investor actions should not surprise citizens for one minute: this is who the man is.

For important reference of our readers, we provide the following link to our commentary and analysis nearly a year ago:

Alaska’s Governor Issues Bombshell Gasline Report

This is who a majority of Alaskans elected a couple years ago: read the analysis and weep. Then mobilize to stop the insanity!

-dh

COMMENTARY: Veto of tax credit payments damages Alaska

By:

Benjamin Johnson

Guest commentary

Posted:

Wed, 07/13/2016 – 10:40am

At first glance, Gov. Bill Walker’s veto of payments for tax credits to the oil industry may appear to be a bold move to save money for the state in a time of crisis.

But in reality, the governor has not saved a dime for the state, and — with one stroke of his red pen — has instantaneously demolished the State of Alaska’s credibility among worldwide financial institutions and with potential oil industry partners who could be essential to the state’s future.

If not corrected quickly, this will hurl the state into a deep and painful chasm that will have long-reaching impacts to all Alaskans.

Here we go again: Fifth session begins

By:

Elwood Brehmer

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Lawmakers officially have their to-do list from Gov. Bill Walker for the fifth special session of the 29th Legislature.

What they will do with it is anyone’s guess.

First and foremost is legislation to use investment income from the Permanent Fund for government services along with restructuring how the Permanent Fund Dividend is paid — the primary reason for the special session call.

The governor’s latest bill aligns with what passed the Senate just a few weeks ago on a 14-5 vote in the fourth special session that followed an extended 120-day regular session. However, because it is a new call, it will have to go through the committee process in the Senate again.

About the Author: wpnorthern

Dave Harbour, publisher of Northern Gas Pipelines, is a former Chairman of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, a Commissioner Emeritus of NARUC, NARUC's Official Representative to IOGCC and Vice Chairman of NARUC's Gas Committee. He served as Gas Committee Chairman of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners. He also served as commissioner of the Anchorage Bicentennial Commission and the Anchorage Heritage Land Bank Commission. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree: English, at Colorado State University, a Master of Science Degree: Communications-Journalism at Murray State University and graduated from Utility Regulatory School for Commissioners at Michigan State University. He served as a Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs at Alaska Pacific University, taught bank marketing classes at the University of Alaska and was an English teacher at Los Alamos High School. Harbour served in ranks of Private - Captain during a 4-year assignment with the Army in Korea, Idaho, Georgia and Fort Meade and received the Meritorious Service Medal among other commendations. Harbour is also a past Chairman of the Alaska Council on Economic Education, the Alaska Oil & Gas Association Government Affairs Committee, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, the Export Council of Alaska and the Department of Commerce's District Export Council. He is a past President of the Alaska Press Club, American Bald Eagle Foundation, Consumer Energy Alliance-Alaska and Common Sense for Alaska. Harbour was instrumental in founding the American Bald Eagle Research Institute (UAS), the Alaska Support Industry Alliance, the Downtown Anchorage Business Partnership, and Arctic Power. He also served as CEO of several small Alaska organizations, including the Anchorage Parking Authority and Action Security, Inc. Harbour is also Chairman Emeritus of the Alaska Oil & Gas Congress. Harbour's wife, Nancy, is a professional, performing arts administrator and his three boys, Todd, Benjamin and William work in the fields of environmental management, energy marketing and medicine.