Issues
Alaska is called the "Owner State" - we can use the strength of "ownership" to move Alaska forward. Alaskans have much to offer the nation and the world through both our rich natural resources and our human capital. We can provide the energy to drive the nation into the future but successful efforts require foresight, will and leadership. We get the most done by relying on ourselves - it's the way Alaska has always turned bold ideas into reality. Click here to read more...
Alaskan Ownership Stake Part I: "Own a Piece of the Pipe"
Alaskan Ownership Stake Part II: "Lifetime Hunting/Fishing/Trapping License"
Alaskan Ownership Stake Part III: "Open for Business"
Alaskan Ownership Stake Part IV: "Restoring Constitutional Integrity"
Alaskan Ownership Stake Part V: "Restoring Accountability to Alaskans"
Here, in this resource-rich land, something isn’t right. Alaska produces a considerable quantity of America’s oil, and yet we pay the highest energy prices in the country. We have great abundance of untapped gas and renewables but look at your utility bill. Check out the price of gas at the pump. Remember how much it costs to heat your home. And the financial burden on Alaskans doesn’t stop there. Because of high energy costs, consumer goods get more expensive. Food prices go up. As those high prices squeeze us tighter, it’s harder and harder to pay mortgages or student loans, or to make car payments. Click here to read more...
Debate about Alaska’s oil and gas revenues has been too much about short-term gain and not enough about long-term interests. The result is a system that fails to optimize outcomes for either the state or industry. Alaska can do better – we can have a system that reduces development risk, increases production and jobs, gives Alaska a fair share for our oil, enforces budget discipline in Juneau, strengthens the Permanent Fund, and takes the politics out of the state’s relationship with the oil industry. Doing better, however, requires a new approach. Click here to read more...
When we do it right, Alaska will have more fishermen working the decks of their own boats, processing catch here in Alaska, and selling high quality, value added product to hungry consumers across the world. To get there, we need better information about our fish stocks and better control over our fish — because knowing our fisheries and controlling our resources means controlling our future. Click here to read more...
Rural Alaska is one of Ethan Berkowitz and Diane Benson's top priorities. Together, they will fight to lower the high cost of energy in Bush communities, protect rural culture and traditions and rights to hunt, fish and gather, work to create jobs and improve our economy and more. In Juneau, Ethan and Diane will fight hard to secure the well being of rural Alaskans. Click here to read more...
Alaska’s remote location, the high cost of transportation, limited agricultural infrastructure, and shrinking farm acreage all pose major challenges for the agricultural economy and our state’s ability to become food secure. At any given time, Alaska has only a three-day supply of food on our shelves. However, with strong leadership, targeted investments, and community outreach and education, we can protect and strengthen Alaska’s agriculture and food supply and help make farming and ranching an attractive way of life for the next generation. Click here to read more...
We can improve opportunities for Alaska’s students when we: Expand access to early childhood education; teach kids to think and solve problems, not just to take a test; intensify drop-out prevention initiatives; recruit and retain the best teachers; make college affordable, accessible and relevant to Alaska and the Arctic; and increase vocational education and skills training. Click here to read more... |
