'Heavy-hitting professional lobbyists...'

'..lack of information is (no) accident. The Alaska ... system is not dysfunctional. It functions beautifully for those who profit from it.

With their power in Juneau, ....  been able to draw an ever greater share of the Alaska economy'

'like a parasite that kills its host, even those profiting most richly must realize by now that Alaska's economy cannot continue to hand over an ever-increasing share of its wealth'

Sounds a lot like the oil industry, in AK.