Monthly Archives: April, 2018
Pick. Click. Give. program sees another drop in charitable donations
The Permanent Fund dividend application deadline was March 31.
An early look shows Alaskans are giving less through the Pick. Click. Give. program than they...
Jonesville: Rauscher bill finally heard, passed House
It was beginning to look like the House majority would never allow a vote on creating a safer Jonesville. The Jonesville Public Use Area...
Shifting attitudes make Juneau access road inevitable
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
The results of a recent poll commissioned by First Things First Alaska Foundation in partnership with the City and Borough...
Crime bill pressure hits boiling point in Senate Judiciary
HOW SEN. COSTELLO WON A BATTLE BUT...
The men and women of the Alaska Legislature are feeling the heat on crime, but some are feeling...
Propositions drove voters more than mayoral race
WELL-HEELED ACLU SPENT $25 PER 'NO' VOTE ON BATHROOM BILL
More Anchorage voters marked yes or no on "the bathroom bill" question than for all...
Government comrades go after oil workers again
COMMENTARY
House Democrats introduced their second job-jacking tax increase of the session, HB 411.
HB 411 is a complete overhaul of HB 111, which was supposed...
Bill allows you to donate your PFD to the government
PICK, CLICK, GIVE IT ALL BACK
The Alaska Senate has unanimously passed a bill to give Alaskans the option of donating some or all of...
Governor’s chief of staff orders Senate to restore funding. ‘Now.’
Borrowing a page from President Trump's playbook, Gov. Bill Walker's Chief of Staff Scott Kendall took to Twitter on Thursday to upbraid the Senate...
Senate Finance: $1,600 dividend, education forward funding
BIG DAY, LOTS OF ACTIVITY IN SENATE
The Senate Finance Committee today moved forward on a $1,600 Permanent Fund dividend for eligible Alaskans this year,...
Parole denied: Murderer remains behind bars
It didn't take long today for the public's voice to be heard at Goose Creek Correctional Center during the scheduled parole hearings. The people...