Yearly Archives: 2017
Rep. Foster ditched conference committee for Kentucky Derby party
CO-CHAIR OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE LEFT JUNEAU TO PARTY
Conference committees are where horse trading gets done on bills that end up with two different versions --...
Walker doubles down on income tax, but won’t offer it himself
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker not only called the Legislature immediately into a special session last night, he insisted that lawmakers consider an income tax,...
Protesters yell at Sullivan, embrace Murkowski, shame-fest at Capitol
TALE OF TWO TOWNHALLS
Sen. Dan Sullivan hosted a townhall meeting in the Interior on May 12, which is something that the Indivisible Alaska group and...
Ridesharing bill passes, making way for Uber, Lyft
FREE MARKET +1, LABOR COMMISSIONER - 0
The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing ridesharing services such as Uber, Lyft, and SideCar to operate in...
Hollis French gets confirmed, but with drama
HAS THE LEOPARD CHANGED HIS SPOTS?
Former Alaska State Senator Hollis French got his payback from Gov. Bill Walker. And now he has his paycheck.
French dropped out of...
Transgender doesn’t make cut for commission
LEGISLATORS BALK AT GOVERNOR WALKER'S HUMAN RIGHTS NOMINEE
The Alaska State Legislature struggled to confirm some of Gov. Bill Walker's 98 appointments to boards and commissions.
They...
Briefs: Playground concert, oil tax credit, WikiLeaks
CONCERT INCLUDED BAGPIPES ON ACDC COVER
About 200 people showed up at Centennial Hall on a rare sunny Juneau evening on May 15 as the Capitol Band...
Larry Persily to Alliance: Skeptical on gasline
NATURAL GAS BUYERS ARE BARGAINING FROM STRENGTH AND GETTING STRONGER
Larry Persily, chief of staff to Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, spoke to the...
Walker’s one infrastructure ask of Trump: Gasline for $45 billion
It's "Infrastructure Week" in the nation's Capitol and that means hard-hatted transportation and water-works types will be there in force to pump up the...
Poison pill in SB 26: What’s next in Juneau?
MOTHER SEATON STEWING: What will House Democrats do with that poison pill they stirred into SB 26 -- the Permanent Fund restructuring bill?
The poison pill says SB 26 won't...