AIDEA Accountability Act Would Paralyze Alaska's Economic Development

AIDEA Accountability Act Would Paralyze Alaska's Economic Development

By Marcus Moore HB 124 is what happens when lawmakers want to kill projects but do not have the nerve to say “no” out loud. So instead, they wrap obstruction in the language of accountability, smile politely, and let uncertainty do the dirty work. This is being sold as the AIDEA Accountability Act. That name alone […] The post Opinion: AIDEA Accountability Act Would Paralyze Alaska’s Economic Development appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

Drop the hysteria: AIDEA reform package has real potential - The Alaska Current

AIDEA’s investment decisions are almost always driven by the politics of whoever is governor at the moment.

Drop the hysteria: AIDEA reform package has real potential

Here’s a whopper from the Resource Development Council: Carrying out the mission of AIDEA “depends on insulating AIDEA’s investment decisions from political interference and treating its assets as separate from general state funds.”