Yearly Archives: 2017
Scandal widens: Mat-Su’s Democrat chair accused by women
Facebook is a rough place for men with a history of girls these days.
Such is the case with Jake Magoon, the Alaska Democratic Party...
Man tased in court after frustration over hunting conviction
By CRAIG MEDRED
CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS
To understand why a small mob of law enforcement officers converged on the Alaska state courthouse in downtown Anchorage Monday to...
Net neutrality comments from Alaskans: Fake?
Hundreds of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of public comments on "net neutrality" regulations are now known to be fake. Tens of thousands may be...
Breaking: Pebble gets a partner
The Pebble Limited Partnership has a partner.
CEO Tom Collier issued the following statement in response to news released today by Northern Dynasty Minerals that...
Walker declares budget process ‘broken’
GOVERNOR GOES FOR CONSOLIDATION OF POWER
Rolling out his third budget on Friday, one of his largest yet, Gov. Bill Walker declared the budget process...
Walker’s crisis narrative being used to fool Alaskans
By SEN. MIKE DUNLEAVY
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Have you ever wondered why every year since Gov. Bill Walker took office the state’s estimated budget deficit has...
The election of a predator
WHAT DEMOCRATS DID TO GET DEAN WESTLAKE IN OFFICE
The Alaska Democratic Party was successful beyond its wildest dreams in 2016.
Campaign operative John-Henry Heckendorn had...
He’s done: Westlake letter of resignation
Here is the letter of resignation submitted by Rep. Dean Westlake today.
Honorable Bryce Edgmon
Speaker of the House of Representatives State Capitol Room 208
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National Geographic’s cynical polar bear play
Last week, the venerated National Geographic organization posted a video of what is evidently a starving polar bear, with yellowed fur and a bony...
A sign that Begich isn’t running for governor
WALKER CRACKS OPEN UNION SUPPORT
One of the favorite dinner party conversations among politicos this season is whether or not former Sen. Mark Begich is...