Guest Commentary: The FY26 budget

Alaska is a land of unmatched potential and opportunity. It always has been, and it always will be if we choose the right policies and priorities.

This past week, I fulfilled my Constitutional and statutory duties to introduce a budget for the 2026 fiscal year that will begin next July 1. The budget follows the law by fully funding education and the Permanent Fund Dividend and provides funding to address the top priorities of my administration: public safety, energy and resource development, food security, and increased affordability for the necessities of life including housing and childcare....