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Walker may have been a Republican but certainly not a conservative.

I haven't heard of a recall petition but it would get signatures here.

This is what I find amazing with the "Conservative Movement"

When they don't win or get what they want many move toward impeach, indict and recall when they could redouble their efforts to find a candidate that could win an election with that effort. Kinda like Trump..."Some one is cheating me"

It seems if the government jobs that have grown with the profits of the oil industry, if the oil industry has laid off 25% of their workers, the government should follow suit.

If the government were smart... they would take the earnings of the permanent fund on a rolling 5 year average and use the earnings reserves to buffer lean years and pay for government in perpetuity. But I digress, I expect they'll kick the can down the road another year or two with token cuts and wait until the various piggy banks are empty and then say oh crap what do we do?

.gov cost us 18000.00..... every man women and kid ...I'm calling bs ..

I would sign one. The man dumped his conservative running mate, took on a Democrat, expanded Medicaid while ignoring the legislature, and now seems to be intent on tax and seize while refusing to really cut state government. Hell yeah, I'd sign a recall for sure. Just the fact that he doesn't chap liberals is reason enough for me to mistrust him.

Well, it appears that the Troopers must have taken a big hit budget-wise. Been trying to get hold of anyone at either the Unalakleet or Nome posts for over an hour; can't even get a good answering machine at either place. And the local police departments can't raise them either. Looks like we're free to 'operate' as we please after 5 on Fridays.

Trooper finally returned my call after an hour and a half. Told him it made no sense that they should arrest and hold a 70 year-old (stone-sober) woman who was in her own home when another family member- one who didn't live there- came into the house, started a ruckous, and then pressed charges against her own mom. Told him I thought the interests of the State were compromised by holding an elder with heart problems and limited mobility in a place that is sorely lacking as a holding facility for prisoners. Pointed out that he would do that to his own mother-in-law, and his reply was a smart-assed comment about her living in New York, so no.

This whole business of saving money might get a little spendy if things go south and/or they have to upgrade facilities in order to house prisoners with health conditions and needs, especially dangerous old ladies who sometimes have challenges just getting out of bed.

Or, they might just hire people with a bit better judgment.

They will cut the troopers 1st....before they tell the uaf/uaa not to fly 1st class..... We are peasants... Now get back in line!

How ironic if Mom-in-law doesn't make her on-phone court 'appearance' because she can't get out of 'bed' this morning - after being held in jail so she can't miss it. Wouldn't surprise me in the least either.

"Loyalty-Integrity-Courage" (Good Judgement was apparently cut from the budget.)

Does anyone know this one-termer has a sister? In hospice care. Full-time nursing care? Yup, that's why he wanted to expand medicaid. He just wanted more free $hit for his sister.

I wonder if the initial hospice assessment actually states she needs 100% full-time care?

I've never flown first class other than a free upgrade on our honeymoon to Fairbanks.

I won't pay for that stuff....

Well Look at the State of Connecticut before you jump on the Sales tax or an Income tax! About 30 years ago an Income tax was shoved down our throats, they said it was to stablize the budgeting and a whole bunch of other BS- Well nope and the rates have gone up so has the sales tax, and they get money from the casinos and a pile of lottery games and now Kieno! And the State is still running in the Red! We just spend to much money on things we don't want or need, and the State likes to spit on the people whom actually write the check for all of this and a good number vote with there feet and leave! Then there is property taxes, and property tax on cars- they make up value for cars, for example last year they said my car was worth 2500 dollars when it was worth scrap! Its all BS and You guys in Alaska would be very stupid to go along with it, because once they get an income tax the spending will go out of sight!

You would not get deep if you were touching bottom in the Marianas Trench...

Who said anything about all or nothing on everything?

Let's cut ALL wrestling coaches effective last year, to start...

We have got to fix the hole in the bucket.... Spending. …..then we go after the the money flying over your head from the slope /headed stateside....then them floating fish factory's.....

Everyone wants the other guy to pay...

We wasted our opportunities to shut down profligate spending. While true we have a bunch of cutting left to do, the Slopeworkers and the fish factories are not going to provide anything like enough to even start to dig out of the hole we are in.

My whole point in starting this was the simple fact the IRS lets you deduct either an income tax or a sales tax but not both... thanks to all for bringing so much more into the discussion!