Monthly Archives: June, 2016
Alaskana bits
CORRECTION FAVOR
We throw in a correction here on behalf of Casey Reynolds, who reported in his blog that Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux was at the...
Governor was able to make cuts after all
BIGGEST CUT IS NOT TO GOVERNMENT
IT'S TO ALASKANS
After claiming for seven months he cannot cut government, but that taxes are essential to Alaska's survival, Gov. Bill...
The governor’s vetoes, as leaked
$1.6 BILLION IS THE HIGH END OF THE TARGET
The talk of the town in Juneau is which state programs are being cut when Governor Bill...
Surprise: Jahna Lindemuth for AG
Governor Bill Walker named Jahna Lindemuth his new attorney general. Lindemuth is an attorney in private practice with Dorsey and Whitney LLP of Anchorage.
Her areas...
Gasline czar Keith Meyer to face panel
SUMMER IS GRILLING SEASON
The new head of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation will on Wednesday get his first chance to meet with the Senate Natural...
Decision points led to commissioner’s exit
LEASES, TERMINATED AND TRANSFERRED?
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner has been dealing with a certain lease that has been terminated, and what to do with it.
Everything involving the...
New AG: Beth Kerttula or Marcia Davis?
Kerttula: Obama loyalist and oil industry foe
Former House Rep. Beth Kerttula is being discussed by Juneau insiders as Governor Bill Walker's next pick for attorney...
P-Fund will lose money this year, thanks to Brexit
TELLING IT STRAIGHT
Angela Rodell, executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund, told the editorial board of the Fairbanks NewsMiner last week that Senate Bill...
Rogoff clock is ticking
CASE INVOLVES COCKTAIL NAPKIN
Cofounder of the Alaska Dispatch, Tony Hopfinger, has a piece of Alaska history written on a cocktail napkin. It's a piece of...
Juneau’s myopic response to cruise lines’ lawsuit
WHALE OF A COMPLAINT COULD BE SETTLED
By WIN GRUENING
After the City and Borough of Juneau was served with a lawsuit by the cruise industry in April,...