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Prosperity Issues	Alaska State Issues

The State of Alaska controls over a quarter of all land in Alaska, has a large and growing regulatory role, and levies taxes on our industries. As such, it plays a key role in determining Alaska’s prosperity.

Here are some of the most important prosperity issues before our state government. We encourage you to review these and use our simple web tools to contact your elected officials:

	General Alaska Business Climate	Take Action
	Alaska ranks consistently low among the 50 U.S. states as a place to do business. This is according to three of the leading business ranking organizations, including CNBC, Forbes magazine, and ChiefExecutive.net. For 2011, CNBC ranked Alaska number 49, Forbes ranked us 42, and ChiefExecutive.net put us at 31. Alaska can and must do better. More…

	Oil Tax Reform	Take Action
	Steadily falling oil production is the central issue in the hot debate over Alaska oil taxes. A related issue, and one that speaks directly to competitiveness, is Alaska’s steadily falling market share of total production in North America. Declining market share is cause for grave concern, whether it be a company, an industry or an entire region. In the case of Alaska oil production, it means that Alaska is not getting its share of industry investment relative to other U.S. states and Canada. More…

	State Spending Out of Control	Take Action
	With per capita state government spending almost doubling in the last six years, Alaska has a spending problem. A big spending problem. Spending has gone from approximately $7,500 per resident Alaskan in 2005 to nearly $12,000 in 2011. With the large budgets enacted this year, that figure will climb even higher. Virtually all categories of state government have seen growth, especially capital budgets. This rate of spending is not sustainable. Moreover, it is setting Alaska up for an economic bust like one we experienced in the mid to late 1980s. More…

	Alaska Transportation Infrastructure Fund	Take Action
	Taking lessons from other states, some Alaska legislators want to dial down the politics and smooth out the funding of road, port and airport projects. The benefits could be huge. In Alaska the funding for roads, ports and airport projects tends to be boom or bust. When oil prices and state revenues are high, lawmakers flood the construction market with transportation projects. When revenues are low, that funding dries up. There is often little agreement between Alaska legislators and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities on which projects to prioritize first. More…

	Litigation Reform: Accountability for Project-Stopping Lawsuits	Take Action
	Alaskans have seen it happen many times. A new economic development project - be it a mine, an oil exploration well or a timber sale - receives its required permits and governmental reviews. Just before ground‐breaking or start‐up, an anti‐development group files a lawsuit and asks the judge for an injunction to stop the project until the lawsuit is resolved. Jobs are put on hold, contractors’ seasons are ruined, and project investors incur large costs. More…

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