Chris Birch

Putting the state on course for a $1.2 billion deficit, a $3,000 dividend is anything but healthy.

OPINION: AO 37 is Anchorage’s best chance at restoring long-term balance between the taxes it collects and the cost of its services.

OPINION: A recent opinion from Assembly member Elvi Gray-Jackson criticizing the fiscal leadership of Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan left out key points of context.

Next week my colleagues on the Assembly and I will vote on whether my proposal to clarify how the local tax cap is calculated will appear on April's ballot. I believe the "Taxpayer Protection Act," as it has become known, is the responsible thing to do because it prevents our local government from dramatically increasing property taxes from one year to the next.