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Yearly Archives: 2016

Part II: Which Republican is running for governor?

With 24 months to go in the Bill Walker Administration, Alaskans are already looking for an alternative. Mark Begich and Sen. Bill Wielechowski are...

The Obamacare showdown begins

Armed with Outside money from unknown organizations, Anchorage-based Ship Creek Group is leading an effort today to try to get U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski  and Dan...

Bright, shiny objects: Trump transition, parties, inaugural news, new taxes

MAKING THE ROUNDS: DC is an absolute beehive of activity this week. Spotted at the Alaska State Society's Dec. 5 holiday party, was Trump Campaign's...

The alt-left news picks its next battle with Amy Demboski

They were such a nice young couple. But in 2010, the FBI busted the two, who had been quietly living in King Salmon with one child and one...

Alaska’s electors face pressures to go rogue

Alaska's three Republican electors gather in Juneau on Dec. 19 to cast their official ballots for president. It's an exercise that will happen on...

How the bombing of Pearl Harbor shaped the Alaska Highway

It is 75 years since the Dec. 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Alaskans, many of whom are a transient lot by nature, don't often...

Which Republican is vying for Alaska Governor’s Office

With the 2016 election behind us, and the Anchorage municipal election dead ahead, politicos in Alaska are looking around for the conservative who will...

How Mitch McConnell saved the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, DC - Conservative Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan had some kind words to say about GOP "establishment guy" and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Sullivan, sitting...

Federal permitting — a chance to reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Don Young is holding forth, as he does. He's telling the story of an Alaska harbor master who wants to install...

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