Monthly Archives: February, 2018
The state hiring freeze: A devolutionary tale
The State hiring freeze has devolved and faded into memory.
In December of 2014, several GOP lawmakers from both the House and Senate encouraged Gov....
Joe Hayes, former House Speaker, passes
KNOWN AS A GENTLE MAN, AND FOR TREATING PEOPLE WELL
Joe Hayes, who was Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives during the 13th Legislature...
SB 91 Poster Child: Charles Sadler
On Oct. 26, 2017 Anchorage police started getting calls from Mountain View in Anchorage about shots being fired. People hunkered down in their homes,...
Mr. Mayor continues to have ‘nothing to report’
"Reformed Snowflake" has been at it again, with another in the series of videos that show a nonchalant Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, who has nothing...
Juneau arts council apologizes, then doubles down
BOARD REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO RACIAL AND CULTURAL PURITY
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council apologized to everyone for how it handled the "cultural appropriations" controversy...
Tuck: Unemployment benefits are ‘economic stimulus’
FIRST, THE WAGE TAX, NOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
Like Gov. Bill Walker's claim that an income tax will be an economic stimulus because taxes put...
Grace under pressure: Rebecca Logan responds
Before a KTVA reporter looked at Rebecca Logan's court records, the candidate for Anchorage mayor had already gone over all of them with her...
Governor chooses Tiffany Zulkosky to replace Fansler
BETHEL WOMAN WAS AIDE TO MARK BEGICH
Gov. Bill Walker appointed Tiffany Zulkosky of Bethel to represent District 38 in the Alaska House of Representatives....
Mike Shower confirmed for Senate
TOP GUN HEADS TO JUNEAU
There's a new Mike in town. The Senate Republicans this morning confirmed Mike Shower as senator for District E, replacing...
Lost and found: Mike Shower voter registration saga is over
DIVISION OF ELECTIONS LOST PAPERWORK, THEN FOUND IT
To the Division of Elections' credit, it has admitted having misplaced the voter registration of Mike Shower,...