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Alaska faces huge short-term and long-term budget problems, and the Permanent Fund is at the center of both
Author: James Brooks | Published: Anchorage Daily News 12/20/20

Revenue Dept. expects lowest oil revenue since 1979
Author: Elwood Brehmer | Published: Alaska Journal of Commerce 12/16/20

Oil tax initiative fails, pushing question of where to look for new revenue sources back to Alaska Legislature
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published Anchorage Daily News 11/17/20

Our right to know
Author: Philip Wight, Fairbanks | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner November 1, 2020

Yes on 1
Author: Karl Monetti, North Pole | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner November 1, 2020

Three Former Fairbanks borough mayors support Ballot Measure 1
Author: Amanda Bohman | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner November 1, 2020

We need Measure 1
Author: Kylie Eads, Fairbanks | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner November 1, 2020

Yes on Ballot Measure 1: Governor and Legislature must then quickly revise it as part of a long-term fiscal solution
News-Miner opinion: You might think that Ballot Measure 1, the Alaska’s Fair Share Act, is just about oil taxes.
Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner November 1, 2020

Alaska deserves a fair cut of oil profits
Author: Bill Hall | Published: Cordova Times October 31, 2020

Ignore the oil company propaganda, Ballot Measure No. 1 makes sense for Alaska
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Reporting from Alaska October 31, 2020

Measure 1 for the future
Author: Pamela Throop | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 30, 2020

Bengt called again
Author: Carl S. Benson | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 30, 2020

Mayors wrong on Measure 1
Author: Sean McGuire | Published Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 30, 2020

Imagine it’s 1948. Does Alaska still deserve to be a state?
Author: Charles Wohlforth | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 29, 2020

Rebuilding Alaska’s economy
Author: Paul S. Wilcox | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 29, 2020

What is a fair share?
Authors: Luke Hopkins and Karl Kassel, Former mayors of the Fairbanks North Star Borough | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 29, 2020

Deciding whether to change how Alaska’s biggest oil fields are taxed
Author: Andrew Kenneson | Published Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 29, 2020
Kodiak Daily Mirror October 29, 2020

Oil industry funding for Ballot Measure 1 opposition pushes overall spending to a record $25 million
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 29, 2020

Let’s look at what Ballot Measure 1 opponents say
Author: Steve White | Juneau Empire October 27, 2020

Alaskans deserve their fair share
Author: Jorden Nigro | Published: Juneau Empire October 27, 2020

The case for Yes on Prop 1
Author: Chuck Legge | Published: Anchorage Press October 26, 2020

Ballot Measure 1: Citizen initiative seeks to rewrite Alaska’s oil and gas tax credit system
Author: Erin McGroarty | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 25, 2020

Going from the owner state to the donor state under SB 21
Author: Mark Meyer | Published Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 25, 2020

Yes on Measure 1
Author: Abel Bult-Ito | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 25, 2020

Is Alaska an owner state or a donor state?
Author: Mark Myers | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 23, 2020

Ballot Measure 1 and creating jobs
Author: Doug Reynolds | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 23, 2020

In Alaska, it’s exploitation by deductions from oil
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 22, 2020

Who do you stand with?
Author: Jim Fredrickson | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 22, 2020

Vote Yes on Ballot Measure 1
Author: Mike Craft | Published Homer News October 21, 2020

The Existing Production Tax System is Hopelessly Flawed
Author: Robin O. Brena | Published: Anchorage Press October 19, 2020
Published: Anchorage Daily Planet October 20, 2020
Published: The Skagway News October 25, 2020

Oil tax ballot initiative makes important improvements
Author: Ken Alper | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 18, 2020

Dear Friends and Alaska Neighbors
Author: Les Gara | Published Alaska Native News October 18, 2020

YES on 1 is voting YES for Alaska
Author: Les Gara | Published: The Arctic Sounder October 18, 2020

Ballot Measure No. 1 would end Alaska’s SB 21 ‘going out of business sale’
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Reporting From Alaska October 17, 2020

Join me in voting yes on Ballot Measure 1 for a sustainable future
Author: John White | Published Juneau Empire October 16, 2020

The Fair Share Act will help avert the looming economic meltdown
Author: Merrick Peirce | Published: Juneau Empire October 16, 2020

Ballot Measure No 1 – David vs Goliath
Author: Joe Mehrkens | Published Stories in the News, Ketchikan October 16, 2020

Ballot Measure 1′s oil company opponents must disclose Outside headquarters, former lawmaker argues in complaint
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 16 2020

Don’t let Big Oil buy the election
Author: Merrick Peirce | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 14, 2020

I voted for Ballot Measure 1
Author: Gary Miller | Published: Juneau Empire October 14, 2020

Opponents of Ballot Measure 1 mislead in ads
Author: Les Gara | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 13, 2020

Yes on 1
Author: Jon Svendsen | Published: Anchorage Daily News October 12, 2020

Lisa Murkowski’s message to Alaskans—paid for by four Texas oil companies
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Reporting From Alaska October 11, 2020
Published: Anchorage Press October 15, 2020

A vote for Ballot Measure 1 is a vote for Alaska
Author: Les Gara | Published: Peninsula Clarion October 10, 2020

Oil company tab for fighting tax plan—$20 million and counting
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Reporting From Alaska October 10, 2020

Alaska’s past leaders warned of resource exploitation
Author: Joe Paskvan | Anchorage Daily News October 8, 2020

Political manipulation of oil production forecast in 2012 distorts oil tax debate
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Reporting from Alaska October 8, 2020

Oil made Alaska rich, now it’s making us poor
Author: Beth Kerttula and Kate Troll | Published: Juneau Empire October 5, 2020

Alaska, still in financial Wonderland, needs to vote yes on Ballot Measure 1
Author: Carl S. Benson | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner October 4, 2020

My Support for Ballot Measure 1 The Fair Share Act
Author: Senator Bill Wielechowski | Published SitNews, Ketchikan  Alaska October 4, 2020

We’re voting for Alaska’s fair proportion
Authors: Alex and Peggy Wertheimer | Published: AllAlaska Energy Project October 1, 2020
Anchorage Daily News October 5, 2020

Oil tax advice
Author: Terry Stimson | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 30, 2020

Ballot Measure 1 means jobs!
Author: Robin Brena | Published: The Peninsula Clarion September 30, 2020
Anchorage Daily News October 3, 2020
Alaska Journal of Commerce October 7, 2020

A yes vote on 1 would return oil revenue in Alaska
Author: Fred Torrisi | Published: The Arctic Sounder September 24, 2020

Vote yes on Ballot Measure 1 to secure the dividend
Author: Don Callahan | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 24, 2020

We can’t afford oil job subsidies
Author: Doug Reynolds, Ph.D. (economics) | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 24, 2020

Don’t believe Big Oil
Author: Dave Nebert | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner September 23, 2020

Just the Facts
Author: Mark Beaudin | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 22, 2020

Ballot Measure 1 — The Very Fair Share Act
Author: Joe Mehrkens | Published: Juneau Empire September 21, 2020

The Follies of the Alaska Chamber’s oil tax position
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner September 20, 2020

State chamber should be embarrassed by the dishonest, cheap-shot attack on oil initiative
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Reporting From Alaska September 15, 2020

I love Big Oil. And I’m voting yes on Ballot Measure 1.
Author: Mark Hopkin | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 15, 2020

Oil tax measure group cries foul over ‘attack ad’ that links it to Alaska environmental organization
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 15, 2020

Yes on Alaska’s Fair Share Act
Author: Don Callahan | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner September 13, 2020

Don’t fall for oil tax fear
Author: Jerry Hupp | Published September 13, 2020

Texas oil companies pay 99.9 percent of oil tax ad campaign attacking ‘outsiders’
Author: Demot Cole | Published: Reporting From Alaska September 10, 2020

Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1
Author: Fred Torrisi | Published: Juneau Empire September 9, 2020

Oil won’t walk away
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 7, 2020

Oil tax thoughts
Author: Eric Middlebrook | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 7, 2020

Get a fair share
Author: Harry Crawford Published: Anchorage Daily News September 7, 2020

Solving Alaska’s Fiscal Problems
Author: Mary Lynne Dahl | Published SitNews September 6, 2020

Why Alaskans should vote for our fair share
Author: Rich Seifert Published: Fairbanks Daily News- Miner September 4, 2020

Oil companies can afford to pay a fair share
Author: Robin Brena | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 2, 2020
Published Fairbanks Daily News-Miner September 12, 2020

Ballot Measure 1 Scores Another Victory as Supreme Court Rejects Signature Lawsuit
Published: Alaska Native News September 2, 2020

Alaska Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit against oil-tax initiative
Author: James Brooks | Published: Anchorage Daily News September 1, 2020

Alaska Supreme Court Upholds Ruling to Correct Ballot Measure 1 Summary
Published: SitNews  August 31, 2020

Chamber is scared of info
Author: Joe Paskvan Fairbanks| Published:Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Aug 30, 2020

Court orders wording change on Alaska oil tax ballot summary
Published: Independent Tribune August 29, 2020
Published: Tulsa World August 29, 2020
Published: Washington Times August 29, 2020
Published: Wrangell Sentinel September 3, 2020

Court orders wording change on Alaska oil tax ballot summary
Published: The Register Citizen Saturday, August 29, 2020

Alaska Supreme Court orders Dunleavy administration to fix language on oil tax ballot summary
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: August 29, 2020

Alaska Supreme Court rules in favor of oil tax ballot measure in summary dispute
Author: Erin McGroarty | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner August 28, 2020

Supreme Court Upholds Ruling to Correct Ballot Measure 1 Summary
Published: Alaska Native News August 27, 2020

Supreme Court upholds ruling to correct Ballot Measure 1 summary
Published KINY Radio August 26, 2020

Major oil companies can afford to pay fair share
Author: Robin Brena
Published: Peninsula Clarion August 26, 2020
Published: Juneau Empire August 27, 2020

Dunleavy, oil industry aren’t treating Alaska right
Author: Ed Linkous | Published Fairbanks Daily News-Miner August 18, 2020

The central issue in the oil tax fight isn’t the money. It’s political influence.
Author: Kevin Banks | Published:  Anchorage Daily News August 5, 2020
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner August 9, 2020

Forget campaign fantasies in Alaska budget debate
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Anchorage Press July 29, 2020

Why I support the Fair Share Act: Does Ballot Measure 1 benefit the affected people, rather than private “outside” capital interests?
Author: Wanda Culp | Published: Juneau Empire July 24, 2020

The current oil tax scheme, not the Fair Share Act, is killing jobs
Author: Les Gara | Published: Anchorage Daily News July 19, 2020

Alaska’s Fair Report Showing Hundreds of Alaskan Donors; Opposition Group Funded Overwhelmingly by Big Oil
Author: Mary Kauffman | Published SitNews July 18, 2020

Judge dismisses lawsuit against ballot measure group seeking to raise oil taxes
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: Anchorage Daily News July 16, 2020

Initiative group tops half-million dollars in oil tax battle contributions
Author: Jay Barrett | Published KBBI.org July 16, 2020

ConocoPhillips Exxon, Hilcorp and BP will spend whatever it takes to keep oil taxes low
Author: Dermot Cole | Published: Reporting From Alaska July 13, 2020

The Gratuitous and Grandiose Fraud that is OneAlaska
Author: David G. Hanger | Published: Sit News July 13, 2020

The quackery economics of libertarian ideologues
Author: Rich Moniak | Published: Juneau Empire July 12, 2020

Letter: Revenue solutions
Author: Peter Michalski | Published: Anchorage Daily News July 7, 2020

Don’t blame the Alaska oil flow decline on oil taxes
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Fairbanks Daily News – Miner July 5 2020

Tax changes would help Alaska’s fiscal stability
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Anchorage Daily News July 1, 2020

When it comes to state oil taxes, fair is fair
Author: Ray Metcalfe | Published: The Arctic Sounder June 19, 2020
Anchorage Press June 20, 2020
SitNews June 26, 2020

The Fair Share Act explained
Author: Robin Brena | Published: Alaska Journal of Commerce June 17, 2020

Giving away oil money
Author: Don Neal | Published: Anchorage Daily News, Opinion June 10, 2020

Court: Lt. Gov. Meyer put his finger on the scales in skewed oil tax initiative summary
Author: Matt Buxton | Published: The Midnight Sun June 10, 2020

Alaska court sides with proponents of oil tax ballot measure in dispute with state
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: Anchorage Daily News June 10, 2020

Fair Share Act group launches first major ad buy with surprising firm
Author: Matt Buxton | Published: The Midnight Sun June 1, 2020

‘The Data Problem’ is Misinformation 
Author: Robin Brena | Published: Juneau Empire June 4, 2020

Dangerous and uncertain times for Alaska
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner May 31, 2020

Don’t blame pipeline decline on oil taxes
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Anchorage Daily News May 31, 2020,
The Bristol Bay Times June 4, 2020,
The Arctic Sounder June 4, 2020

Oil companies donate heavily to fight initative aiming to raise production taxes
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published Anchorage Daily News May 18, 2020

Major oil producers thrive, while Southeast suffers
Author: Robin Brena | Published Juneau Empire May 18, 2020 & SitNews June 1, 2020

Oil Taxes? What Oil Taxes?
Author: Robin Brena | Published Anchorage Press May 9, 2020

On oil taxes, Alaska is being ripped off
Author: Evan A. Eads | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner April 29, 2020

The oil money giveaway
Author: Rosemary McGuire | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner April 8, 2020

Follow Hammond’s advice by adjusting oil taxes to redeem state’s share
Author: Larry Smith | Published: Homer News March 11, 2020

Vote Yes For Alaska’s Fair Share will be on the ballot!
Published: Alaska Native News March 1, 2020

SB21 oil ‘reform’ has failed Alaska miserably
Author: Ed Davis | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner March 1, 2020

Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share will be on the ballot
Edited by: Mary Kauffman | Published: SitNews February 29 2020

Oil tax initiative could head to the ballot this year
Author: Matt Leseman | Published KTUU February 28, 2020

Effort to raise Alaska oil taxes hits signature threshold to appear on ballot
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: Anchorage Daily News February 28, 2020

Stop the budget cuts and vetoes into the Dark Ages
Author: Joe Paskvan | Published: Anchorage Daily News February 26, 2020

Fair Share Act interests, riles up lawmakers
Author: Peter Segall | Published: Juneau Empire February 25, 2020

Legislature’s first hearing on Fair Share Act renews long-standing division on oil taxes
Author: Matt Buxton | Published: The Midnight Sun February 25, 2020

What does Alaska really need?
Author: Rich Seifert | Published: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner February 17, 2020

Alaska attorney seeks changes to state oil tax structure
Published Washington Times January 23, 2020

Group submits petition books, setting stage for costly fight over Alaska oil taxes
Author: Alex DeMarban | Published: Anchorage Daily News January 17

Alaska should get its fair share from oil production
Author: Robin Brena | Published: Anchorage Daily News August 23, 2019