Yearly Archives: 2016
Union money, lobbying, and ‘education’
PART III: VOLUNTEERS BY ANY OTHER NAME
By ART CHANCE
Many readers saw the recent Alaska Dispatch News (aka Pravda) story on the Cathy Giessel -...
Beltrami’s war on women
For liberal Democrat men in Alaska, this is their war on women.
A whole posse of leftist men -- Bill Walker, Vince Beltrami, Robin Brena, Jim Lottsfeldt,...
Alaskans get a PF dividend haircut
AWKWARD ANNOUNCEMENT PRERECORDED: $1,022
One thousand and twenty-two dollars is still a lot of free money in this day and age, but not as much...
Unpacking the $25,000 Bill Walker speech
GOVERNOR TALKS FOR 17 MINUTES ABOUT ALASKA'S TORTURED HISTORY WITH GAS
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, through the state gasline agency he now firmly controls, reported earlier this...
One millionth passenger: A tax rollback miracle
JUNEAU - The cruise ship Zaandam pulled into port this morning, just an hour ahead of a big wet southeasterly that drenched Alaska's capital city with...
Ortiz truth-stretching catches up in Ketchikan
ORTIZ' ACTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT: FORCING LEGISLATURE INTO SPECIAL SESSION
KETCHIKAN - The House race between two well-known people in Ketchikan is heating up with reports that Indie-Democrat...
Isn’t it time they tell us?
SERIAL ANCHORAGE
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and Police Chief Chris Tolley won't confirm or deny there is a serial killer stalking the urban trails of Anchorage.
Three...
Gasline defenders struggle
IT'S GETTING HARDER TO MAKE SENSE OF THE PROJECT
From this morning's Must Read Newsletter --The preliminary engineering work for the AK-LNG project is wrapping up. Consultants...
Bright, shiny objects: Don Young is at top of game; Mark Begich not a resident?
DON YOUNG'S GOT GAME
Guess who got one of the highest ratings in the latest Legislative Effectiveness Scores"? Here are the top five most effective Republican representatives,...
Awkward: Former allies sue Gov. Walker
SOME UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
Three former allies of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, at least two of whom were vocal backers of his campaign in 2014, have joined in a lawsuit...