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What pink slips? House Resources holding climate change hearing

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NEED A SLUSH FUND? CREATE A COMMISSION There may be a fiscal crisis in the State of Alaska, but that's not stopping House Democrats from doing...

Sticker shock: The insurance costs Obama didn’t want you to see

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Alaskans saw their health insurance rates triple under Obamacare. They pay more than twice the national average for insurance on the government's health insurance marketplace. After...

The long arm of federal overreach catches renown ornithologist

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ALASKAN RUNS AFOWL OF FEDERAL AGENCY In 2008, Henry Springer was an Alaskan of epic proportions in the scientific and engineering worlds. The University of Alaska Board...

Straight Outta Juneau: Won’t back down on income tax

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'WE WON'T LEAVE UNTIL WE TAX YOU':  One week from tomorrow, pink slips will go out to 20,000 or more state employees. They are being...

Budgets, taxes, and other addictions

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If it seems quiet this week in legislative news, that's because the focus is on negotiations taking place in conference committees on several of the...

Homer recall election goes forward, says judge

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The recall election in Homer, Alaska may proceed, according to an Anchorage Superior Court judge. The lawsuit by three Homer City Council members, who sought to...

Sen. Sullivan gets grilled by left-leaning mob at town hall

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COMMENTARY AND OBSERVATIONS: LOTS OF BERNIE VOTERS The auditorium at Bartlett High School was filled and the crowd lined the walls for Sen. Dan Sullivan's Anchorage town...

Light at the end of the tunnel? That’s a train

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OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR PONDERS THE GAME OF CHICKEN By ART CHANCE To no one’s surprise, there was no budget at the end of the regular legislative session...

Tailings of two cities: Juneau and Treadwell

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By WIN GRUENING, SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR For those who regularly read this column, you may be familiar with my use of Charles Dickens’ references. In A...
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