Alaska’s Legislature cut $480,000 for free school lunches for poor children out of the state’s budget, but opted to continue a $100 million tax break for Hilcorp.
The owner of Hilcorp, Jefferey Hildebrand, is worth nearly $14 billion. According to the Legislature, he really needs that tax break, but poor kids don’t need to eat lunch. That says a lot about the world we live in.
— Connie Fredenberg
Palmer
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