Yearly Archives: 2017
Briefs: Democrat Socialists’ terrorist? Governor’s compromise?
RANDOM SHOOTER? James Hodgkinson, the DC shooter who targeted Republican U.S. representatives and their staffers, has been identified as a Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer...
Homer council members hang onto seats, for now
It's all over but the counting. The polls have closed in Homer, Alaska, and it looks like one city council member may not make it...
Hiring freeze…not so much
At a time of state budget crunches and a hiring freeze ordered by the governor, Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth has brought in an assistant...
Budget impasse: Alaska airports shut down July 1?
As unlikely as it is that Gov. Bill Walker allows state government to shut down in two weeks, if Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature cannot...
Homer gears up for recall election Tuesday
HOMER, Alaska - A small group of Homer residents held signs and waved flags at passersby today, as this seaside community gears up for a recall...
Where have all the leaders gone? Long time passing
OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR LOOKS FOR SPINE IN POLITICIANS
By ART CHANCE
Hat tip to Peter, Paul, and Mary.
Let’s go back to the 1970s. Before the Prudhoe Bay lease...
House Majority has lost. They just don’t know it yet.
ANDREW JENSEN
ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
Here’s hoping House Speaker Bryce Edgmon hasn’t gotten too attached to his gavel.
The once high-riding Democrat-led Majority in the...
Alaska: Richest state to ever go broke
PERMANENT FUND REACHING HISTORIC MILESTONE
The Alaska Permanent Fund is about to make history again.
The international investment market is strong, the Fund's portfolio is robust....
Dividend applicant numbers hold steady
Some 670,407 individuals applied for the 2017 Permanent Fund dividend, according to the Alaska Permanent Fund Division. The number of applicants this year is down slightly...
Governor says he ‘can’t amend’ agenda for session — huh?
'IT'S NOT WITHIN MY POWER'
Gov. Bill Walker held a brief press conference today to discuss the progress of the special session and the impending...