Yearly Archives: 2017
Governor taps public union lobbyist as fish commish
V. FATE PUTMAN TO JOIN COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ENTRY COMMISSION
(Editor's note: Story updated to correct spelling of Putman's name.)
Gov. Bill Walker announced today his choice...
Murphy McCollough: New press secretary for Don Young
Alaska Congressman Don Young welcomed Murphy McCollough as his new press secretary and spokeswoman today.
A Texan who most recently worked for Republican Congressman John Culberson,...
AFN objects to Trump’s usage of ‘Pocahontas’
The Alaska Federation of Natives issued the following statement about President Donald Trump using the term "Pocahontas" to describe Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who more...
Quote of the day: ‘People need to stop being creeps’
"People need to stop being creeps. ... Maybe part of it is generational, I don't know where it comes from, to be honest with...
By popular demand: The list of Alaskans who gave $ to Maria Cantwell
From the Federal Election Commission database, the 73 Alaskans who support Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington in 2017.
Cantwell is leading the charge to remove...
Will Don become ‘Dean of the House’?
WHAT A CONYERS RESIGNATION MEANS FOR DON YOUNG
Rep. John Conyers was spotted on a plane back to Detroit, Mich. today, unusual for midweek and...
Walker hanging out in D.C. — why?
Gov. Bill Walker has spent much of his month outside of Alaska -- first in China and now two weeks in the nation's capital,...
Breaking: LeDoux has a primary — Aaron Weaver files for House District 15
A well-known Anchorage photographer has filed to run in the Republican primary against Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux in House District 15. Aaron Weaver, formerly a...
Sen. Sullivan talks about North Korea threat
In the wake of a missile launch today by North Korea, Sen. Dan Sullivan appeared on CNN with Wolf Blitzer in an interview about...
Going rogue: North Korea launches another missile
According to the Pentagon, North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile around 9:17 a.m. Alaska Time on Tuesday. It was the first launch from the...