This week on Facing the Future we look at President Biden’s ambitious policy agenda with former Ambassador and New Hampshire Congressman Richard Swett. Then we go to Las Vegas with Concord Coalition Field Director Phil Smith and Jayce Farmer, professor of public policy at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, who uses Concord's Principles and Priorities budget exercise with his mid-career graduate students.

Facing The Future: Don't Keep it in Vegas

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Welcome to The Weekly Top 3 - our look at the top 3 things on our mind here at Alaskans for Sustainable Budgets - for the week of December 8, 2025.

This week, our top 3 issues are these: 1) we explain why neither the "fair share" nor "all we need is more development" sides of the oil tax debate is addressing the issue in the way the Constitution does and the Legislature should (2:15), 2) we discuss a recent op-ed by Larry Persily: while he explains that he understands that Alaska has developed a K-shaped economy, he doesn't seem to get that he and others who advocate for deep PFD cuts are a big part of the reason for it (19:35), and 3) after reviewing recent news reports, we explain why the Bishop for Governor campaign seems to lack any appreciation of the most critical issue facing the state (39:22).

The Weekly Top 3 (12.8.2025)

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