Monthly Archives: August, 2017
Special session to be held Oct. 23
There will be a fourth special session of the Legislature Oct. 23 and it will deal with taxes, according to a memo from Governor Walker's...
Governor rejects Exxon’s Point Thomson plan of development
EXPANSION PLANS TOO VAGUE, ADMINISTRATION SAYS
In a six-page letter of dense legalese posted somewhere on the Division of Oil and Gas web site, the Walker...
Heads and Tails: Walker’s whirlwind campaign trips, Dispatch employee hosts fundraiser
CAMPAIGNING ON THE PUBLIC DIME? Gov. Bill Walker has been making the rounds in Kodiak, Kotzebue, and Bethel of late. And he's traveling with an entourage.
In...
Melania Trump’s stilettos turn critics into heels
When Michelle Obama had her first official portrait showing her in a sleeveless dress, the critics clucked that it was inappropriate for her to show her...
Walker’s cohost for his first fundraiser: Lots of liberals on board
Mark Begich told his supporters to "keep your powder dry." He is probably running for governor.
But for the Sept. 5 fundraiser for the re-election...
Harvest season includes first full cannabis crop in Alaska
IT'S HIGH TIME TO PICK THAT POT
September is harvest season in Alaska and the fields are getting a haircut, while farmers' markets in Southcentral are teeming with...
Nome Native corporation sues to remove three directors from board
Sitnasuak Native Corporation has filed a lawsuit to remove three of its directors for breaking the law.
The legal move is to preserve election integrity, transparency,...
Voices of Alaskans are heard in health care reform
GUEST OPINION
By SENATOR DAN SULLIVAN and
CONGRESSMAN DON YOUNG
After the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we began to hear stories from Alaska families...
Heads and Tails: Millett running for something
WE HAVE A RACE: Rep. Charisse Millett spent several days fishing on the Kenai Peninsula and then finished it off by filing a letter...
Academic freedom: License to shill a politically correct doctrine
It was all the rage earlier this year when a UAA art professor painted an image of Donald Trump's bloodied, severed head and displayed...