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Yearly Archives: 2017

Income tax isn’t needed because this is a false crisis

By SCOTT HAWKINS SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Gov. Bill Walker and the House Democrats are promoting a false crisis in order to enact a very bad solution. They want...

Newest astronauts include Alaska’s own Robb Kulin

A record-breaking number of applicants, some 18,300 of them, sought to be part of this year's NASA astronaut class. Twelve made the cut. One is from...

Haines activists turn in recall petition, await decision

KEEPING IT WEIRD IN HAINES POLITICS A petition for a recall of three Haines Assembly members has been submitted to the clerk of the Haines Borough. Clerk Julie...

Walker’s compromise: ‘Camel’s nose under the tent plan’

WALKER TAX: $200 MILLION ... $700 MILLION ... $100 MILLION? Compromise doesn't come easy for a governor who has made his living as a litigious attorney. But today,...

Race for governor starts in a living room

IS THE GOVERNOR'S RACE ON? Why, yes it is. At Mike and Bonnie Porcaro's house on Sunday, a group of 46 leading Republicans, (members...

Ridesharing bill not signed, and Juneau starts taxing already

THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG House Bill 132, if signed into law, makes Alaska the last state to permit ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Walker has 15...

Reality strikes: Alaska has always been left-leaning

By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR A recent commenter at Must Read Alaska implored readers to resist the  “invasion of the Marxists” in Alaska. That is a fundamental...

Walker says climate change harms Alaska’s military readiness — huh?

Everyone loves talking about the weather. And everyone loves talking about Donald Trump. Yesterday, The Donald gave them a chance to talk about both. What did...

Reactions to Interior’s big announcement from protest to praise

While a small band of well-trained protesters chanted outside the Dena'ina Center in downtown Anchorage, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and business leaders from around...

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