Prominent former Alaska legislators Fran Ulmer, Gail Phillips, Rick Halford and Mike Navarre discuss the state’s fiscal future with Alaska journalists.
Alaska State Budget
Panel Discussion: What’s Next for the Budget?
Panel: What Happens Next? What Are the Institutional and Political Factors in Making Decisions Going Forward? How Can Citizens Have More of a Say?
- Sen. John Coghill; Rep. David Guttenberg; Commissioner of Revenue Randy Hoffbeck
- Moderators: Cliff Groh and Larry Persily
Debate: Where is the Alaska Economy Headed?
Where is the Alaska economy headed? How will our fiscal choices affect the Alaska economy? What do the answers to those two questions say about what fiscal choices make sense?
- Bill Popp vs. Mark Foster
- Moderator: Rhonda McBride
Here’s my Budget Proposal
Citizens present proposals to fill $2.5-billion annual gap for five consecutive years and then answer questions
- Citizens with proposals: John Havelock; Brad Keithley; Liz Medicine Crow; Gary Wilken
- Moderators: Cliff Groh; Gunnar Knapp; Larry Persily
Proposals:
Forum on Alaska’s Fiscal & Economic Future: Introduction & Overview
- Introduction Cliff Groh, Chair of Alaska Common Ground
- Overview: What’s the Problem? What Steps Could We Take?Overview by Prof. Gunnar Knapp; David Teal, Director, Alaska Legislative Finance Division; Larry Persily, and Ian Laing (with explanatory tools)
- Moderator: Cliff Groh