Monthly Archives: July, 2017

Juneau Access priority to state — but not to House Democrats

Suzanne Downing - July 24, 2017 2

The Legislature convenes in special session this week to tackle the capital budget, those precious few project dollars the State has during this fiscal crunch...

Bryan Schroder, U.S. Attorney for Alaska, and the case of the missing fisherman

Suzanne Downing - July 23, 2017 1

Bryan Schroder, a veteran federal prosecutor in Alaska, was nominated Friday by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of...

What would Ted Stevens do? He’d get out and play

Suzanne Downing - July 21, 2017 1

If you've lived in Alaska long enough, you'll remember running into Sen. Ted Stevens, who was a force of nature. One of my early...

Sen. Wilson not running for lieutenant governor

Suzanne Downing - July 21, 2017 0

NOT THAT BUTTON! On Wednesday, State Senator David Wilson pushed the wrong button. And within a split second, he had filed a letter of intent to...

Heads and Tails: Dunbar talks politics while in uniform, King Cove Road progresses

Suzanne Downing - July 21, 2017 2

FORREST DUNBAR ADVISES CONGRESS: In this picture Judicial Advocate Forrest Dunbar appears in military uniform in what appears to be a military aviation facility. He advises his...

Protect Our Privacy petition filed, ‘Fair Anchorage’ is the ACLU

Suzanne Downing - July 20, 2017 7

Bearing nearly 8,500 signatures and a couple of children in tow, organizers of "Protect Our Privacy" filed their petition with Anchorage Municipal Clerk's office this morning....

Obamacare: Alaska’s ironic past, Murkowski’s ironic decision

Suzanne Downing - July 20, 2017 12

In 2010, Alaska Sen. Mark Begich was the vote that pushed Obamacare into the win column for Democrats. It passed without a single Republican vote...

Joe Balash, assistant secretary of Interior

Suzanne Downing - July 19, 2017 3

President Donald Trump today announced the nomination of Joe Balash of Alaska to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Land and Mineral Management. Under Balash's...

Bathroom bullies: ‘Fair Anchorage’ used unfair intimidation at fair

Suzanne Downing - July 19, 2017 20

HARASSMENT OF SIGNATURE GATHERERS BY DEMOCRATS A group of moderate-to-conservative activists were at the Bear Paw Festival over the weekend to gather signatures to put "gender-definite...

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