face difficult decisions to balance the state’s budget. Alaskans have differ - ing and unique ideas about how to do just that. Commonwealth North focused on those programs with 80 percent or more of program costs covered by the general fund. There are other options too, but CWN chose to focus on the budget items with the greatest impact on filling the gap. After completing your budget choices, there’s a place for you to add any other ideas you may have. The confidential budget choices submitted by Alaskans will be shared with the Governor and Legislature. By better understanding the difficult choices they will make in Juneau and sharing your preferences here, it’s the hope of CWN that we can help
chart a stable path to Alaska’s fiscal future. To make your budget choices, click here: www.akbudget.com. Fraser survey open now The Fraser Institute has begun its annual survey of mining companies to determine its worldwide rankings for things like mineral potential, policy perception and more. Please consider working with them to provide your input on Alas- ka. The survey is less than 15 min- utes long and is kept confidential. Participate in the survey by request- ing an invitation from ashley.sted- man@fraserinstitute.org.
Commonwealth North launches website addressing fiscal challenge Commonwealth North (CWN) has announced the launch of a new web- site to assist Alaskans to better un- derstand the State’s fiscal challenge. The web site www.akbudget.com offers Alaskans the opportunity to make revenue and spending choices to address the projected $1.3 billion dollar shortfall in the State of Alas- ka’s fiscal year 2022 budget. What would you do? With no savings to support spend- ing, the Governor and Legislature
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