Monthly Archives: October, 2017
New video: Compeau original starring Don Young no longer ‘up’
'I RIDE IT LIKE I STOLE IT'
UPDATED: The ad referenced in this story is no longer available and the link from this original story...
Complaint: Alaska Democrats give undeclared aid to independents
The Alaska Democratic Party has been giving undeclared assistance to "nonpartisan" and other candidates. Along with Ship Creek Group, a campaign management company based...
Quote of the Day: AG calls SB 91 an experiment? Wait, wha-a-t?
"I don’t know if we got it right. I mean I think time will tell whether this experiment, because that is what it is....
Borough residents face double taxation under governor’s wage tax
EXISTING 'REQUIRED LOCAL CONTRIBUTION' IS A TAX
By DAN BOCKHORST
GUEST COMMENTARY
In an address to Commonwealth North last month, Gov. Bill Walker claimed that Alaska is...
Salary commission takes bite out of legislators’ pay
A state salary commission on Wednesday recommended a 10 percent cut to legislators' pay, taking it from $50,400 per year to $45,360.
The State Officers...
Quote of the Day: Wielechowski says oil tax reform a failure
FROM THE WAY-BACK MACHINE
“We were told by the Governor and his consultants that the last year’s Oil Wealth Giveaway would increase production within...
Production forecast is out: SB 21 is working
ADMINSTRATION FINALLY ADMITS OIL PRODUCTION IS INCREASING
For three years in a row, Alaska's oil fields have been producing more each year. That hasn't happened...
Berkowitz budget puts Muni property up for collateral
BORROWS $60 MILLION FOR PENSION OBLIGATIONS
The budget proposed by Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has a sleeping giant in it -- a plan to incur...
Runoff: Charlie Pierce leads for Kenai Borough mayor
The Tuesday runoff election for Kenai Borough mayor appears to favor Charlie Pierce, with 51.66 percent and Linda Hutchings with 48.34 percent of the...
The most dangerous animal in Alaska: The ‘Yettobe’
Rick Rydell, talk radio host, caribou hunter, and keen political observer, asked his audience of 100 what the most dangerous animal in Alaska is.
The...