Dermot Cole, and the ADN, prove that they do not do the research and use Democratic House Majority sound bites to write and vet their articles.  The Senate Education Committee is carefully researching and working with the Division to restructure delivery of education throughout the state.  Additionally, they are working toward eliminating duplication of administration and under-utilization of existing infrastructure.  These are well-proven tactics used in almost every business venture.  This could result in hundreds of millions of savings while building in efficiencies in an over-burdened administration of this sector of government.

As for Health and Human Services costs.  Hundreds (if not thousands) of us told Governor Walker and Lt. Governor Mallott to NOT buy into the Obama administration's Medicaid expansion program.  Just a cursory review of the long-term costs would have made any sane person avoid committing Alaska to billions of dollars for a population the size of a small city