""It's the last place we should be going to get money," Halford said a news conference at the Anchorage courthouse, saying he preferred higher taxes on the oil industry and an individual income tax."

Halford is correct, except that it shouldn't be a matter of "preference."  Every other state in the union has to use taxes to gain the necessary income to run governments.  Alaskans are now being punished because our legislators failed and our governor is mad at them.  It's petty and it's wrong, and now it's going to cost us even more.

Institute some form of tax already and do what's right!  Stop stealing people's dividends.  If this was happening to people's other investments, how do you think those investors would take this?  How do you think a court would rule in such a case?

This petty bickering needs to stop.  Do a legal budget and let's get Alaska back where it belongs.