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Monthly Archives: May, 2017

Cean Stevens tells all from campaign trail, and it’s blistering

LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE SAYS SHE WAS TERRIFIED OF CAMPAIGN MANAGER On the eve of the Alaska Libertarian Party convention this weekend, former Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate...

Pebble, EPA delay court date – again

Pebble vs. EPA may not end up in court. The mining company and the federal agency that has thwarted it are working on a settlement, which...

We answer Nat’s pre-slap question: Was it reasonable? Was it fair?

  By now, the Capitol rumor mill has moved on. Mostly. But Wednesday morning, about the time Alaska Dispatch News reporter Nat Herz was filing his news...

Lawmaker-reporter relations: A slap in the face?

ROUGH TIMES IN THE CAPITOL In Washington, D.C., the White House Press Corps is famously at odds with President Donald Trump and his staff. But...

Seaton moves to triple taxes on craft beer

FIRST THEY CAME AFTER OIL BARRELS, NOW IT'S BEER BARRELS Look out, craft brewers. The Alaska House of Representatives is about to skim some foam off...

Petitioners now ‘lawyered up’ in Homer council member recall case

Last week, three Homer city council members, with the ACLU representing them, filed a lawsuit to stop the recall election that had been certified...

Past commissioners say Trooper morale low, but they can’t arrest Governor’s attention

  A group of 14 retired Public Safety commissioners, deputy commissioners, and other retired officers are concerned that morale among Alaska State Troopers is alarmingly low. They're so concerned that they've...

Dodd-Frank reform: Why we should care about the lack of new banks

When was the last time a new bank started in Alaska? About 17 years ago, when Northrim Bank opened its doors. Yet there was a time...

Walker Administration gearing up to arm investigators?

The Walker Administration's Department of Administration is engaged in a review of job classifications for state investigators, and may be on the verge of...

Income tax study answers the wrong questions, wrongly

A TAX PLAN BERNIE SANDERS WOULD LOVE By SCOTT HAWKINS, SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) will be phoning into House Finance...

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