Petersburg Pilot -

Okay Governor Dunleavy, you have our attention; our full and undivided attention.

Like you, we're in favor of eliminating unnecessary spending by the state. We're in favor of a balanced budget. But the proposed budget simply ignores the impacts that will be spread across communities, families and individuals statewide.

No one can undo years of deficit spending in a single budget, with little to no consideration of the hardship it will place on citizens, schools, state transportation and other government services.

The Legislative Finance Director noted last week, "the lack of analysis done t...