Monthly Archives: January, 2019

(2-minute read) DUNLEAVY TO NAME NEW JUDGE  FOR UTQIAGVIK Barrow Superior Court Judge Angela Greene didn't stand for retention last year. It has been a...

ALSO GONE, CHIEF OF ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY The government relations director at the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation has been released by the corporation. Former North Pole...

(2-minute read) FEDERAL PROGRAMS WOULD SIMPLY CONTINUE U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski together with Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Johnny Isakson...

(3-minute read) NO NEED TO ADD CREW QUARTERS BY WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Recent news articles and opinion pieces suggest the new Alaska-class ferries are useless unless...

CAN'T HIRE LEGISLATIVE STAFF YET  (4-minute read) Although Republicans have a slim majority now, and a better chance of maintaining it than Democrats do in the...

SHUTS DOWN 'AMNESTY BOXES' FOR CONTRABAND Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom has put an end to Gov. Walker-era programs that allowed inmates to be checked out...

BY ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR My conservative/Republican friends have been having a chuckle during the current “partial shutdown” of the federal government about the notion of...

(3-minute read) - Sen. Dan Sullivan addressed Alaskans on Wednesday to talk about the question of border security and the function of government in securing...

CLAIMING THEY WERE NONPOLITICAL EMPLOYEES In what could shape up to be a landmark case, three former at-will employees have filed lawsuits against Gov. Michael...

KEITH MEYER OUT, DUBLER BACK AS INTERIM Joe Dubler has replaced Keith Meyer as president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, effective immediately. The board...