Monthly Archives: March, 2017
Censored: Republicans forbidden from saying ‘slush fund’ on House floor
While the dozens of budget cuts offered by Republicans in the Alaska House of Representatives are being summarily voted down in their entirety, House...
Smoking gun: Homer city council members intended to create ‘sanctuary city’
RECALL PETITION IS CIRCULATING
Three Homer City Council members who championed an effort to make Homer a "sanctuary city" now face a grassroots resistance movement themselves. They...
SB 26 – to stabilize economy – heads to Senate floor this morning
Two different visions are emerging in the House and Senate, as the Alaska Legislature heads into the second half of this session.
House Democrats, firmly in charge...
No cab coming? Call your lawmaker for a ride
Alaskans Renee Limoge and Rebecca Logan were sitting in Salt, a downtown Juneau restaurant popular for its small plates and generous pours. The two...
Not a single cut allowed by House Democrats — not even their personal chef
Not a single cut. Not one more position in Alaska State government's 18,000+ workforce can be eliminated, according to the new majority caucus in charge...
What would it take to permit the Panama Canal in 2017?
By MURRAY WALSH
I was with 49 Alaska Republicans transiting the Panama Canal in February aboard the 780-foot M/S Rotterdam. We enjoyed many great events together and at one...
Alaska will get ride-sharing — by app or by bootleg
Senate Bill 14 could really be titled "Adulting Alaskans vs. their Oldie Government."
It's lead, follow, or get out of the way with the Millennials...
Uh-oh: Juror statements can undo guilty verdict
If you're on jury duty, watch what you say. Your words during secret deliberations are not so secret anymore, and may be held against you in a court...
Congrats Alaska voters — Armstrong, Repsol, and SB 21
Rarely does a new state tax policy deliver such unambiguously positive results, so quickly.
But, the announcement yesterday that Repsol and Armstrong Oil have confirmed...