Yearly Archives: 2017
More Indian Country ahead — in downtown Juneau
A parking lot just a stone's throw from the Governor's Mansion is the most recent site of land that will likely be designated a reservation under the...
‘Fearless girl’ controversy has an easy fix: Turn her around
ART CRITIC
I love this sculpture. "Fearless Girl" is me, all the way from the pony tail to the shoes and face turned upward, hands on...
House Democrat majority: ‘More than $1 billion in new taxes — or else’
Taxes -- more than $1 billion worth -- are now a game of chicken between the Democrat-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate.
And the Democrat-controlled governor.
Senate Bill 26 came out...
Fish and Game says Kodiak ad misleads on sovereignty, fishing
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game published a notice today setting the record straight after a paid advertisement showed up in the Kodiak Daily Mirror.
The advertisement...
Jan Faiks, co-author of the Constitutional Budget Reserve, 1945-2017
Sen. Jan Faiks of Anchorage, the first woman in U.S. history elected as presiding officer of a state legislative body, has died.
Faiks was Alaska...
Alaska governor struggles for approval; Begich circles
Gov. Bill Walker's popularity has slipped in the past 12 months. The Alaska governor who ran as a nonpartisan candidate is now the fifth least...
Governor strikes back, in seven Pioneer Home tweets
Gov. Bill Walker denied that he cut the Palmer Veterans and Pioneers Home in a series of messages today on Twitter.
And then he back-tracked...
House Democrats holding operating budget back, won’t vote
The House debated oil and gas tax credits on the House floor today.
House Bill 111 is the 43rd oil and gas tax restructuring bill to be offered in...
Alaska Fish and Game embarks on ‘Siberian tit’ chickadee housing study
Alaska Department of Fish and Game is embarking on an ambitious study of gray-headed chickadee nesting boxes and their possibilities at the confluence of...
Governor threatens to close Pioneers Homes; residents told to prepare
The budget scare tactics have begun.
In Palmer, staff of the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home were told they may have to find another place to...