Yearly Archives: 2017
Updated: Walker creates climate change team
ADOPTING PARIS AGREEMENT BY DECREE
Gov. Bill Walker this morning signed an administrative order this week establishing the Alaska Climate Change Strategy and the Climate...
Quote of the day: Pete Kelly tough on crime, taxes
“The Senate will stand with the Governor as he searches for answers to the crime wave. However, it is inappropriate to link crime to...
Walker gets the message: Crime is top priority now
In late 2014, as Gov. Bill Walker was taking office, he assembled his transition team to help develop his list of priorities. It was...
That time when Rep. Don Young pulled a 10-inch knife
THE LEGEND LIVES ON - 'MOSTLY TRUE,' YOUNG SAYS
The story has been told before in Alaska political circles, to great effect, but now it's...
Juneau soldier dies in Afghanistan, flags lowered
FROM STARS AND STRIPES
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Pentagon has identified the U.S. soldier killed in a helicopter accident in eastern Afghanistan on Friday as...
Quote of the day: Sunday best from Trey Gowdy
"It is kind of ironic that the people in charge of investigating the law and executing the law would violate the law. Make no mistake, disclosing...
Quote of the day: In Anchorage, ‘I’m always carrying’
"I don't even question whether or not I should be armed when I'm walking my dogs now. I'm always carrying."
-- Anchorage resident testifying on...
The best opinion piece you’ll read all week
Now for some good news. Andrew Jensen, editor of the Alaska Journal of Commerce, shared his thoughts on the success of SB 21, the...
Anchorage’s 30-day car theft map
Anchorage has become one of the top cities in the U.S. for car theft. Today is a Saturday, so keep an eye out --...
‘Gabby’s Tuesday PAC’ slapped with fine by APOC
Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux's campaign slush fund, Gabby's Tuesday Pac, has been fined by the Alaska Public Offices Commission for missing a filing deadline.
She's being...