Monthly Archives: December, 2016
Obama completes his Arctic shutdown
OBAMA WAS GAMING WALKER IN 2015
In hindsight, perhaps President Barack Obama's visit to Alaska in 2015 was the worst thing ever for the state's economy....
Electors don’t go rogue in Alaska
In the end, several electors across the country went rogue.
But in spite of the anti-Trump protests, liberal media hype, and the "fake news" reports...
Dems hire executive director with a past
DEPARTMENT OF SALACIOUS: Kay Brown has retired after five years leading the Alaska Democratic Party as executive director. Before that she was the communication director,...
Governor kicks Juneau’s road down the can
WALKER CAVED
By Win GRUENING
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s recent decision to take no action on the Juneau Access Project certainly might have some people dancing...
Governor’s budget strips fund that pays Permanent Fund Dividends
JAY HAMMOND'S VISION OF PERMANENT FUND MAY BE ON VERGE OF SUNSETTING
Gov. Bill Walker's $6.06 billion operating budget (unrestricted and designated funds combined) uses the...
Alaskans get coal in their stockings, no road to their capital
You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel,
You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch,
You're a...
Alaska electors get sued by single Clinton voter
A last-ditch effort to stop the election of President-elect Donald Trump is underway in the U.S. District Court of Anchorage, with a lawsuit filed...
Zinke to Interior: Worrisome for Alaska?
President-elect Donald Trump may be nominating a Secretary of the Interior shortly: Congressman Ryan Zinke of Montana. The official announcement has not yet been made,...
Media played an unwitting role in Trump victory
“Politics are much discussed, so are banks, so is cotton. Quiet people avoid the question of the Presidency … the great constitutional feature of...
Bright, shiny objects: Governor’s cancer removed, state income taxes ahead
WALKER RECOVERING: Gov. Bill Walker underwent surgery for four hours on Monday to remove cancerous tissue from his prostate.
According to the news release from his office, no...