Monthly Archives: April, 2017
Jan Faiks, co-author of the Constitutional Budget Reserve, 1945-2017
Sen. Jan Faiks of Anchorage, the first woman in U.S. history elected as presiding officer of a state legislative body, has died.
Faiks was Alaska...
Alaska governor struggles for approval; Begich circles
Gov. Bill Walker's popularity has slipped in the past 12 months. The Alaska governor who ran as a nonpartisan candidate is now the fifth least...
Governor strikes back, in seven Pioneer Home tweets
Gov. Bill Walker denied that he cut the Palmer Veterans and Pioneers Home in a series of messages today on Twitter.
And then he back-tracked...
House Democrats holding operating budget back, won’t vote
The House debated oil and gas tax credits on the House floor today.
House Bill 111 is the 43rd oil and gas tax restructuring bill to be offered in...
Alaska Fish and Game embarks on ‘Siberian tit’ chickadee housing study
Alaska Department of Fish and Game is embarking on an ambitious study of gray-headed chickadee nesting boxes and their possibilities at the confluence of...
Governor threatens to close Pioneers Homes; residents told to prepare
The budget scare tactics have begun.
In Palmer, staff of the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home were told they may have to find another place to...
It’s springtime for Juneau: The end game is cruel
OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR THINKS ABOUT FISHING, BUDGETS, AND SINE DIE
By ART CHANCE
April is the cruelest month in Juneau.
The king salmon are starting to come...
Beluga Point’s interesting week: Armed standoff, Chinese president visits
Beluga Point is an iconic place in Alaska. The rocky turnout along the Seward Highway jumbles into muddy flats and rushing waters that flow to...
President Xi coming to Alaska?
Rumor has it that China's President Xi Jinping is making a quick stop in Anchorage on his way back to China to have dinner with Governor Bill...
Banishment: It’s a thing in Alaska, but has it gone too far?
YOU'RE OUTTA HERE
It is happening all over rural Alaska at an increasing rate: Tribal councils get together, make a decision, and give some bad...