Monthly Archives: July, 2018
Juneau road project put to sleep by Feds
'NO-BUILD' WALKER ALTERNATIVE ACCEPTED
This week, the Federal Highway Administration made it official: The Juneau Access Project will stay in an induced coma -- for...
Campaign violation alleged against Vazquez
House District 22 candidate Liz Vazquez, hoping to win back the seat she lost to Rep. Jason Grenn, is the subject of a campaign...
Ethics committee finds against Rep. David Eastman
A legislative ethics committee, which heard evidence on July 17 about whether Rep. David Eastman disclosed confidential information to a reporter, found clear and...
Oops: State mistake leads to multimillion Medicaid error
DHSS DEMANDS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PAY BACK
Fifteen million dollars in billing errors by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to health care...
Dunleavy wins Parnell endorsement
TREADWELL TOUTS HIS OWN EXPERIENCE AT PRESS CONFERENCE
Gubernatorial candidate Mead Treadwell compared his experience with that Mike Dunleavy today by holding a press conference,...
Justice done: No parole for coed killer
COLD-BLOODED MURDERER MUST CONTINUE TO SERVE HIS LIFE SENTENCE
Allen Walunga was denied parole by the Alaska Parole Board today.
On Dec. 10, 1972, he strangled...
ConocoPhillips says its Alaska business looks strong
EXPECTS TO INVEST BILLIONS IN WILLOW FIELD
ConocoPhillips announced an update to its operating plan for Alaska yesterday, including spending $2-3 billion over the next...
KYUK: Two more villages oppose Donlin mine
KYUK public radio in Bethel reports that two more Native villages voted to oppose the proposed Donlin Mine in Western Alaska.
The station, without attributing...
ADN revises campaign commentary policy
The Anchorage Daily News has new standards for candidates' commentaries that appear on its pages. Today it revised its guidelines to specify that in...
Alaska Fish Radio says ‘vote for Mead Treadwell’
The news program, Alaska Fish Radio, a production of Laine Welch, published an action alert to its followers on Facebook, advising commercial fishers to...