So the legislature will lay off hundreds of Alaskans- some of our best and brightest- to reduce the budget by $52 to $77 million.

But as an alternative, they could end corporate welfare for Big Oil and reduce the budget deficit by almost $700 million.

Or they could stop the giveaway of $7 billion dollars of oil per year and dramatically reduce the deficit and avoiding wrecking the lives of thousands of Alaskans.

It really is stunning just how much Republican legislators hate Alaskans.