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Yearly Archives: 2017

Sheldon Fisher: ‘We owe the credits’ to oil companies

AND BY 'OWE,' HE MEANS ... For the past three years, the Walker Administration has paid only lip service to a huge debt owed to...

Jerry Nankervis files for House seat in Juneau

A longtime member of the Juneau Assembly filed a letter of intent with the Alaska Public Offices Commission to run for  House District 34,...

Big per diem elephant: Executive branch

Every fiscal hawk is looking for cuts to State government. Sometimes those cuts are right in front of a legislator -- on a plate...

Quote of the day: Pitney on Walker payroll tax

"Again we are looking at a way to provide fiscal certainty, connect the economy to the state services received, get significant fiscal certainty. But...

MAGA: Ward, Scoresby named to Agriculture posts in Alaska

Jerry Ward, a former state senator from Southcentral, has been named the state director for rural development in Alaska at the Department of Agriculture. Ward...

Snowflakery: Gender discrimination training mandatory before UA admissions

CLIFF NOTES: MEN ARE INHERENTLY BAD If you didn't take the training before Oct. 31, signing up for spring classes at the University of Alaska...

House finishes work on crime bill, back to Senate

At exactly 1 am Tuesday, and on a vote of 32-8, the Alaska House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 54, which reimposes harsher penalties...

Earlier threat: Where was the outrage?

TWO THREATS, TWO DIFFERENT RESPONSES When Rep. David Eastman was censured by the Majority of the House of Representatives in May of 2017, it's because...

Apply: Walker climate change team needs you

Conservatives, now is your chance. The Office of Boards and Commissions is accepting applications for the public seats on the Climate Action for Alaska Leadership...

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