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Monthly Archives: September, 2016

Nageak down by just four votes

The Division of Elections has issued the official results, and in the far-north District 40, Democrat Dean Westlake is ahead of Democrat Representative Ben...

Governor sues Exxon through his new attorney general

SHOCKER: EXXON KNEW THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING? BY FRANK MCQUEARY What if you read the headline, "Alaska's governor supports stopping ANWR development"? You'd be understandably shocked. But by...

Is this a naked grab on the Permanent Fund?

10 QUESTIONS ABOUT GOV. WALKER'S 'DISTRESSED DEBT' Mere mortals are having a difficult time understanding why Alaska's Permanent Fund should purchase debt the State of Alaska owes a...

Bright, shiny objects: State fair, apology demand, pumpkin spice

APOLOGIZE! NOW DO IT AGAIN! Although the Tanana Valley Fair was browbeat into apologizing to a pair of Native/black rappers for cutting their performance short due to...

What we derived from the Permanent Fund board meeting

ALASKA PERMANENT FUND TO BUY DEBT FROM STATE OF ALASKA? Craig Richards, the former attorney general of Alaska and the governor's closest ally, wasted no time...

Democrats’ press release defends illegal voting

DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR BRINGS PUBLIC RADIO FUNDING GRIEVANCES INTO THE MIX The Alaska Democratic Party issued the following statement today in support of the recent,...

Governor to ask Permanent Fund Board for $1 billion special investment

DETAILS EMERGE: FORMER AG RICHARDS PROPOSING HIGH-RISK ALLOCATION The Permanent Fund Board of Directors is about to endure an unprecedented attempt by a governor of Alaska...

Bright, shiny objects: Governor’s fair booth pics, Halcro picks

THE GOVERNOR'S DEFICIT BOOTH There were no Governor's Family Picnics this year, because the optics are just terrible for an event like that when your budget...

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