Citizens present proposals to fill $2.5-billion annual gap for five consecutive years and then answer questions Citizens with proposals: John Havelock; Brad Keithley; Liz Medicine Crow; Gary Wilken Moderators: Cliff Groh; Gunnar Knapp; Larry Persily Proposals: Brad Keithley: “Sustainable Budget Proposal” Gary Wilken: “Everyone Helps a Little: A Five-Year Fiscal Plan” John Havelock: “The Hat Trick”…
Forum on Alaska’s Fiscal & Economic Future: Introduction & Overview
Introduction Cliff Groh, Chair of Alaska Common Ground Overview: What’s the Problem? What Steps Could We Take?Overview by Prof. Gunnar Knapp; David Teal, Director, Alaska Legislative Finance Division; Larry Persily, and Ian Laing (with explanatory tools) Moderator: Cliff Groh
Yngvil Vatn Guttu with the Rob Cohen Trio
Yngvil Vatn Guttu doesn’t just make music. She makes music happen. Since the age of three, when she produced a note on a trumpet on her first try, Yngvil has been inexplicably attracted to the instrument. Little did she know just how much power it would exert over her. Nor just how much of that…
The Success of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax and What It Means for Alaska
From Juneau World Affairs Council: “The Success of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax and What It Means for Alaska” with Eion Madden Eion Madden (pronounced “Owen”) grew up in Ireland where he witnessed a drastic shift in the climate, from mild and rainy to one of extremes. He trained as a lawyer, serving firstly as a…
The Gathering Crisis of Food Security in Africa: Its Nature, Geography and Possible Solutions
Roland Bunch has worked as a consultant in agricultural development for over 40 NGOs and governments in 50 nations, including Cornell University, the Ford Foundation, several of the Oxfams, Save the Children, CARE, and the governments of Guatemala, Honduras, Swaziland, Laos and Vietnam. In 1982, he authored the second of his four books, Two Ears…
Citizens with Budget Proposals Try to Fashion a Compromise On Stage
Budget Interview: Doug Ward
Interview with Doug Ward during the event “Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.” More videos and resources about the Alaska budget and fiscal situation available on our page for the event: Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.
Budget Interview: Scott Goldsmith
Interview with Scott Goldsmith during the event “Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.” More videos and resources about the Alaska budget and fiscal situation available on our page for the event: Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.
Budget Interview: Bill Hall
Interview with Bill Hall during the event “Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.” More videos and resources about the Alaska budget and fiscal situation available on our page for the event: Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.
Budget Interview: Cliff Groh
Interview with Cliff Groh during the event “Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.” More videos and resources about the Alaska budget and fiscal situation available on our page for the event: Building a Sustainable Future: Conversations with Alaskans.