Investigate and Reverse AIDEA's Last-Minute $225 Million Spending Spree

Investigate AIDEA's rushed $225 million in commitments made during the final weeks of the Dunleavy administration and reverse any deals that bypassed proper public review. This is not responsible governance. It is a deliberate attempt to lock in politically favored projects before a new administration can weigh in. In just weeks, AIDEA's board approved $86 million for the Ambler Road, $75 million for a new fiber LLC, $25 million for a nuclear research venture in Idaho, $25 million for West Susitna geotechnical drilling, $10 million in direct equity in GeoAlaska LLC, and $400,000 for a no-bid contract on Dunleavy's energy conference. These decisions were made with little public notice and no independent scrutiny. The GeoAlaska presentation alone failed to explain why state funding was even necessary. JKT said in Fairbanks in October that no agency better represents "the frustration and loss of faith and lack of transparency in government than AIDEA over the last four years." He is right. The Legislature must act alongside the new administration to review every one of these commitments, demand full transparency, and cancel any deal where the process cannot withstand public scrutiny.