Have Your Say!

For far too long, without first consulting taxpayers, Juneau’s elected officials have poured millions into premature plans for shiny new things.

Improved quarters for city government may well be necessary. I simply question the stipulation of building brand new instead of re-purposing surplus square footage, of which Juneau has plenty.

Open Letter from Tom Boutin - Juneau

The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.

Open Letter to the CBJ Assembly from Tom Boutin - Juneau

Do you have an opinion on something that impacts our community? Use the form and submit your say on it!

We must consider all of the ramifications of voting by mail again this year.

What could Juneau become if we focus our tourism on creating and supporting opportunities that are
sustainable, regenerative, and better aligned with our community?

Three ballot initiative petitions have been filed with the City and Borough of Juneau that we believe would
devastate the community of Juneau. The community needs your help.

Fully independent travelers (FITs) are critical to our community’s economic recovery.

The state should live within its means, and the PFD was meant to keep people on their toes.

Former Statehouse Representative Jennifer Johnston thinks it's time for Alaskans to start acting responsibly.

JDHS senior, Mackenzie Jackson, states her case for why the boys basketball team should get to travel north.

A President Biden visit Juneau to see the negative impact the lack of tourism has had on Juneau isn’t enough.

"Vice President Joe Biden visit to Israel March 2016" by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Each lawmaker is about to spend some intense time negotiating with 59 other legislators and the governor. Each will be working toward what they individually believe will be best for Alaskans, balanced with their campaign promises and self-confidence that they have the answers.

A month ago, KINYradio.com published a copy of my November 19 letter to Governor Dunleavy requesting that he refrain from filling the newly created vacancy on the Court of Appeals until the Alaska Judicial Council (“AJC”) had corrected the flaws in their list of nominees.

United Way of Southeast Alaska has a vision where all people have the God-given right to achieve their human potential through education, a stable income, and healthy wellbeing mentally and physically.

The members of the Alaska Judicial Council encourage and value all input about the qualifications of attorneys who have applied to be judges in Alaska.

Alaska Judicial Council nominated 3 candidates for appointment to the newly created position on the Alaska Court of Appeals. The selection process utilized by the AJC was flawed in two areas, including racial discrimination.

At the last CBJ Assembly meeting on October 26, Ordinance 2020-47 passed 6-3. There had been little discussion on this ordinance and very little input from people that understood the issue.

To most of us it feels like Alaska is under siege by something worse than a pandemic - a toxic stew of extreme polarization and identity politics that uses deception, slander, and pejorative one-liners to demonize and destroy “other” Alaskans of different views.

The assembly and Rorie Watt were voted into office to do a job, not be popular.

"To simply go after skate boarding is selective enforcement , and would be subjugated to public outcry from the Juneau community."

Brett Huber and I do not see eye to eye on almost anything. He is a Republican. I am a Democrat. He ran Mike Dunleavy’s campaign for governor. I ran Mark Begich’s. But we do agree, Ballot Measure 2 would be a disaster for Alaska.

“How are you voting on Ballot Measure 2?”

It’s a question many Alaskans have yet to answer.

Ballot Measure 2 will disproportionately harm Alaska Natives.

Thanks to Senator Sullivan and the rest of the congressional delegation in Washington, Alaska got more than its share of CARES Act funding that helped businesses continue to operate and keep their employees working.

While the current CBJ budget document for FY 2021 reflects a balanced budget, it is based on some fairly optimistic assumptions. And if those assumptions don’t pan out, we are facing large deficits this year and next.

Which of these men has the more applicable experience and exemplifies service to our State and Nation? You be the judge.

This election season, we are strongly urging our fellow Alaskans to vote no on Ballot Measure 2. This initiative would get rid of our simple one person, one vote system and replace it with a 25-page mess written and funded by billionaires in the Lower-48.