… the building spree has followed a centuries-old pattern of unequal development. “There’s still so much underinvestment in infrastructure that serves local purposes, whether that’s hospitals, schools, [and] especially higher education facilities in the North.”

That sounds like a problem that the Alaska legislature could easily solve by passing a state law taxing certain kinds of new construction. Taxing “outsiders” is okay, right? Right? Or do Alaskans think that taxes are always bad?