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Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Democrat to head Commerce Department

Gov. Bill Walker has tapped a well-known politico from the Kenai Peninsula to head the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. Walker's choice,...

Launched: Campaign to kill income tax

Jeremy Price says it's time Gov. Bill Walker focuses on shrinking the scope of government, not on taxing an ever-shrinking number of employed Alaskans...

Judge rules Democratic Party can run ‘nonpartisans’ in their primary

(THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY) In a 33-page ruling, an Alaska Superior Court judge has ruled that the Alaska Democratic Party may run candidates in...

Trump: Alaska’s Tara Sweeney to head up BIA

President Donald Trump has announced his intent to name Alaskan Tara Sweeney as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a division of the...

Citizens use 45-caliber justice while they wait for SB 54

Last week, when two alleged car thieves were trying to snatch a vehicle in North Pole, a resident of Faultline Avenue took aim and fired. One...

Valley Assembly race may go to recount, but Fairbanks Assembly seat settled

On Oct. 3, Mat-Su Valley businessman Mokie Tew had a 20-vote lead against incumbent and Democrat Party-backed Dan Mayfield for the District 5 (Big...

Senators call for Walker-Mallott to ‘stand for constitution’

Members of the Alaska Senate Majority urged Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott on Friday to appeal the recent court ruling that allows an anti-business initiative...

Quote of the Week: Grenn says Costello doing good work

"Dave, I will tell you first. I will not run against Senator Costello. I think she is doing good work!" -- Rep. Jason Grenn, telling...

Chris Hladick new pick for Region 10 EPA

Gov. Bill Walker's commissioner of Commerce, Community and Economic Development is the new director for the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, according to sources...

That Premera rate decrease in Alaska? It might just hold

On Thursday, President Donald Trump cut off the subsidies for Obamacare health insurance companies. Immediately. It's unconstitutional for him to pay them, he said. Just because...

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