Monthly Archives: May, 2017
Ridesharing bill passes, making way for Uber, Lyft
FREE MARKET +1, LABOR COMMISSIONER - 0
The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing ridesharing services such as Uber, Lyft, and SideCar to operate in...
Hollis French gets confirmed, but with drama
HAS THE LEOPARD CHANGED HIS SPOTS?
Former Alaska State Senator Hollis French got his payback from Gov. Bill Walker. And now he has his paycheck.
French dropped out of...
Transgender doesn’t make cut for commission
LEGISLATORS BALK AT GOVERNOR WALKER'S HUMAN RIGHTS NOMINEE
The Alaska State Legislature struggled to confirm some of Gov. Bill Walker's 98 appointments to boards and commissions.
They...
Briefs: Playground concert, oil tax credit, WikiLeaks
CONCERT INCLUDED BAGPIPES ON ACDC COVER
About 200 people showed up at Centennial Hall on a rare sunny Juneau evening on May 15 as the Capitol Band...
Larry Persily to Alliance: Skeptical on gasline
NATURAL GAS BUYERS ARE BARGAINING FROM STRENGTH AND GETTING STRONGER
Larry Persily, chief of staff to Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, spoke to the...
Walker’s one infrastructure ask of Trump: Gasline for $45 billion
It's "Infrastructure Week" in the nation's Capitol and that means hard-hatted transportation and water-works types will be there in force to pump up the...
Poison pill in SB 26: What’s next in Juneau?
MOTHER SEATON STEWING: What will House Democrats do with that poison pill they stirred into SB 26 -- the Permanent Fund restructuring bill?
The poison pill says SB 26 won't...
Dems target Alaska Native woman lawmaker
In a ironic turn of events, Alaska Democrats are now attacking a Native Alaska woman lawmaker for not voting to censure a fellow lawmaker for insensitive...
Senate votes down an income tax
It's been a disastrous week for Gov. Bill Walker. His natural gas pipeline project was gutted by the Alaska Senate, when it removed half...
Due process: Pebble, EPA come to terms on lawsuit
The Pebble Partnership and the Environmental Protection Agency have kissed and made up: Pebble will be allowed to enter the permitting process under the Clean...