{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Peninsula Clarion","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.peninsulaclarion.com","author_name":"Wire Service","author_url":"https:\/\/www.peninsulaclarion.com\/author\/wire-service\/","title":"Opinion: A place government doesn&#8217;t need to stick its nose - Peninsula Clarion","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sVcGX5PAmT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peninsulaclarion.com\/2025\/10\/23\/opinion-a-place-government-doesnt-need-to-stick-its-nose\/\">Opinion: A place government doesn&#8217;t need to stick its nose<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peninsulaclarion.com\/2025\/10\/23\/opinion-a-place-government-doesnt-need-to-stick-its-nose\/embed\/#?secret=sVcGX5PAmT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Opinion: A place government doesn&#8217;t need to stick its nose&#8221; &#8212; Peninsula Clarion\" data-secret=\"sVcGX5PAmT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.peninsulaclarion.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.peninsulaclarion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/10\/40670070_web1_P-bw-typewriter-HOM-220224.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":1365,"description":"I&rsquo;ve spent much of my career advocating on behalf of Alaska&rsquo;s small and independent business owners at all levels of government. While this sometimes meant championing specific policy proposals to help Alaskan businesses and their employees, I found that, frequently, the best thing government can do is step out of the way. Unfortunately, there is a new proposal in Washington that would do just the opposite; the Faster Labor Contracts Act would subject private workplace negotiations to tight, arbitrary deadlines and could force workers and employers into contracts they never agreed to."}