Yearly Archives: 2018
Alaska’s Medicaid population explodes
APPLICATIONS LOST, NOT PROCESSED, REPORT SAYS
At this time in 2015, the State of Alaska had 9,175 applications for Medicaid that were considered “out of time...
Connecting the dots between Juneau’s economy and Juneau’s needs
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
We don’t like talking about it much, but Juneau’s picturesque landscape has some scary bare spots we can’t seem to patch....
Police have Orlando Holder, suspected shooter
Anchorage Police took Orlando Holder into custody in the Mountain View neighborhood last night. He is now in the Anchorage Correctional Complex, and is...
Federal agency: Oil average to be $71 in 2018
GOOD NEWS FOR ALASKA ECONOMY
Brent crude oil prices will average $71 per barrel this year, and $68 in 2019, according to the latest Energy Information...
Gov. Walker: LNG, seafood, beer, baby food to balance China trade
ALASKA HAS THE GOODS TO CLOSE THE GAP, HE SAYS
Could Gov. Bill Walker become the new China-U.S. trade negotiator for the Trump Administration?
President Donald...
Parnell joins Holland & Hart
Sean Parnell, former governor of Alaska, has joined the law firm of Holland & Hart, in the firm's Anchorage office.
Parnell was governor from 2009-2014,...
Shhh! Governor hires ‘Innovation Stakeholder Change Manager’ in secret
Meet Jason Schneider, the State of Alaska's newest member of the Walker Administration. His job title is "Innovation Stakeholder Change Manager."
You've not heard of...
Breaking: Sturgeon case gets round two at Supreme Court
About 8,000 cases were denied by the U.S. Supreme Court this session, but Alaska's John Sturgeon vs. Frost (U.S. Park Service case #17-949) was accepted...
Walker campaign ad rips off now-famous eye-roll ad
WHO 'BORED IT' BETTER?
Gov. Bill Walker unveiled his campaign video on Sunday, and it is eerily similar to the video that went viral in...
Dunleavy Fathers Day video will get you in the ‘feels’
HAPPY FATHERS DAY
Hallmark Cards couldn't have done it better.
In a 90-second video for Fathers Day, candidate Mike Dunleavy drives a tractor while his daughters...