Monthly Archives: January, 2017
State of the State: Walker’s messaging challenge during tough times
Gov. Bill Walker will offer his third State of the State address at 7 p.m. tonight, Jan. 18.
State of the State day is typically filled with excitement...
Protest this: Women’s march morphs, ‘pussy hats’ on parade
OCCUPY SOMETHING -- ANYTHING: They're protesting President-elect Donald Trump this Saturday, in the nation's capital and all over America, including as many as 14 communities in...
Day One: Third floor marimbas, speech prep, happy birthdays
Day One of the 30th Alaska Legislature looked much like many others that came before it. The new lawmakers took their oaths of office...
Will ConocoPhillips be allowed to produce at Willow? State decisions factor in
Last week, ConocoPhillips-Alaska President Joe Marushack stood before a room of energy contractors and service providers and, in his low-key way, made a dramatic announcement:
Three-hundred million barrels...
Which fundraiser will Gabby go to?
NO NATURAL HOME ON THE RANGE: Both Democrats and Republicans have fundraisers in Juneau tonight, and the buzz around the Capitol is -- where...
Inauguration and other hot tickets
ARE YOU GOING? GET IN TOUCH: Alaskans heading back to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump will join hundreds of thousands...
Gillam comes to defense of small businesses in Alaska
OPPOSES INCOME TAX: Robert Gillam doesn't exactly know where an income tax proposal might come from during the 30th Alaska Legislature, which convenes this week in...
One acre is newest reservation in Alaska
On Friday, Jan. 13, a small parcel of land in Craig, Alaska became the latest Native American reservation: One acre of Indian Country.
It is the first Alaska...
Spending cap petition runs into tax-and-spend litigants
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yeild , and government to gain ground."
We might quibble with Thomas Jefferson on the spelling of...
Thank God for the babies, Alaska
BABY IT'S OLD OUT THERE: Bring on the babies. If not for them, Alaska would be losing population. We're getting older as a population,...