Monthly Archives: November, 2017
Big per diem elephant: Executive branch
Every fiscal hawk is looking for cuts to State government. Sometimes those cuts are right in front of a legislator -- on a plate...
Quote of the day: Pitney on Walker payroll tax
"Again we are looking at a way to provide fiscal certainty, connect the economy to the state services received, get significant fiscal certainty. But...
MAGA: Ward, Scoresby named to Agriculture posts in Alaska
Jerry Ward, a former state senator from Southcentral, has been named the state director for rural development in Alaska at the Department of Agriculture.
Ward...
Snowflakery: Gender discrimination training mandatory before UA admissions
CLIFF NOTES: MEN ARE INHERENTLY BAD
If you didn't take the training before Oct. 31, signing up for spring classes at the University of Alaska...
House finishes work on crime bill, back to Senate
At exactly 1 am Tuesday, and on a vote of 32-8, the Alaska House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 54, which reimposes harsher penalties...
Earlier threat: Where was the outrage?
TWO THREATS, TWO DIFFERENT RESPONSES
When Rep. David Eastman was censured by the Majority of the House of Representatives in May of 2017, it's because...
Apply: Walker climate change team needs you
Conservatives, now is your chance.
The Office of Boards and Commissions is accepting applications for the public seats on the Climate Action for Alaska Leadership...
Barneys New York selling Antifa jacket for $375
FASHION BEAT
We checked it out and yes, you can actually buy this "Anarchy Jacket" this season at high-end Barneys New York. It's 50 percent cotton,...
The end of Alaska’s ‘citizen legislature’
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
The State Officers Compensation Commission (SOCC) was established by statute in 2009 to “review the salaries, benefits, and allowances of...
The list everyone is talking about
CRIMES OF SB 91
From Legislative Affairs Agency legal team, here is the list of Class C felonies that has Alaskans alarmed about leniency for...