Ridesharing bill passes, making way for Uber, Lyft
FREE MARKET +1, LABOR COMMISSIONER – 0 The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing ridesharing services such as Uber, Lyft, and SideCar to operate in Alaska. The bill now goes to …
Category: Alaska News
Hollis French gets confirmed, but with drama
HAS THE LEOPARD CHANGED HIS SPOTS? Former Alaska State Senator Hollis French got his payback from Gov. Bill Walker. And now he has his paycheck. French dropped out of his 2014 race for …
Transgender doesn’t make cut for commission
LEGISLATORS BALK AT GOVERNOR WALKER’S HUMAN RIGHTS NOMINEE The Alaska State Legislature struggled to confirm some of Gov. Bill Walker’s 98 appointments to boards and commissions. They debated whether Hollis French …
Briefs: Playground concert, oil tax credit, WikiLeaks
CONCERT INCLUDED BAGPIPES ON ACDC COVER About 200 people showed up at Centennial Hall on a rare sunny Juneau evening on May 15 as the Capitol Band played set after set to …
Larry Persily to Alliance: Skeptical on gasline
NATURAL GAS BUYERS ARE BARGAINING FROM STRENGTH AND GETTING STRONGER Larry Persily, chief of staff to Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, spoke to the Alaska Support Industry Alliance on …