Monthly Archives: April, 2019

NOT OUT OF THE WOODS, BUT STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION The Alaska Psychiatric Institute has had its accreditation renewed for psychiatric care from The Joint...

A budget amendment to stop state funding for abortions passed the House Finance Committee early this month. Today, the House passed the budget with that...

SCOTT KENDALL USED HEARSAY TO DESTROY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER In House State Affairs Committee today, former Gov. Bill Walker's chief of staff pilloried the reputation...

AND FORMER WALKER EXECUTIVES REPUDIATE SCOTT KENDALL'S ALLEGATIONS The union that represents public safety employees across the state of Alaska swarmed the Capitol to push...

ALSO, DEMOCRAT-LED MAJORITY SIDE-STEPS VOTING ON PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND Alaska's attorney general has sent a letter to the House and Senate saying that that binding...

DEPARTING BOARD MEMBERS TRIED ONE LAST THING The top two board members of the Alaska Human Rights Commission offered their resignations early this week. But...

WILL CONTINUE WORK ON THURSDAY Between deciding to pay for local school bond debts and for a cow inspector for the one dairy farm left...

TIME TO 'RESTORE TRUST' Gov. Michael Dunleavy accepted the resignation of the chair and vice chair of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights and...

REP. STUTES FLIP-FLOPS ON FISH BOARD PICK It's possible that retired Judge Karl Johnstone will have a rough confirmation hearing process in House Fisheries Committee,...

Here come the smoking lounges. Alaska marijuana retailers can apply on April 11 for permits allowing on-site consumption of cannabis products. The regulations pertaining to...