Yearly Archives: 2016
Bright, shiny objects: Rubenstein, Trump, minimum wage’s nickel
RUBENSTEIN MEETS WITH TRUMP
Alice Rogoff, owner of the Alaska Dispatch News and wife of billionaire private equity investor David Rubenstein, famously served President Barack Obama...
Democrats announce budget subcommittee change
Democrats controlling the Alaska House of Representatives have announced they will have standing committees and special committees reviewing the budgets of the various departments,...
Bright, shiny objects: Juneau office shuffle, deadly Anchorage, intolerant Oahu
JUNEAU OFFICE ASSIGNMENTS: Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, evidently doesn't want one of the offices assigned to the House Finance Committee co-chairs. He's decided to move...
Should governor have assigned executive authority before surgery?
CANCER SURGERY WAS FOUR HOURS
In mid-December, Gov. Bill Walker travelled out of Alaska for major surgery to remove cancer from his prostate. The surgery may have...
Inaugural events in January: Alaska, DC
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS STARTS JAN. 7 IN ANCHORAGE
Just 24 days remain until the 58th Presidential Inauguration, but the festivities start in Anchorage with the official Alaska Republican Inaugural...
The drama queen exits, stage left
CHAMPION OF AGGRIEVEMENT, AND A MOVIE RECOMMENDATION
Michelle Obama has a cult following and they'll follow her right out of the White House.
Those who love her...
Bright, shiny objects: Stoltze; new newspaper; Dems’ conflicts of interest
IT'S THE BILL STOLTZE DINING ROOM
About 150 people gathered at the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center on Monday to surprise retiring Sen. Bill Stoltze with...
Walker chooses different path for domestic violence council
'CHOOSE RESPECT' NOW IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR
Saying he wants to go in a new direction, Gov. Bill Walker has fired the executive director of the Council...
House committee assignments gel
HOUSE DEMOCRATS IN DRIVER'S SEAT
The Democratic-controlled Alaska House majority caucus has released the updated, corrected list of their committee membership. They're followed by the Republican...
DOT to privatize all design work
A Dec. 15 memo from the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities commissioner tells his workforce to brace themselves for a sea change:
Marc Luiken explained...