Yearly Archives: 2017
Grenn’s ‘ethics’ bill would put all lawmakers on ice
Newly elected Rep. Jason Grenn wants to make sure that any legislator who works for an oil company cannot vote on anything related to...
Murkowski retains control of Interior Department’s budget
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has again been chosen as chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee for the Department of Interior's budget, a role she gained...
City to citizens: Want street plowed? Move your car
The snow is only going to get heavier with the warm front that is coming this way, so you may as well get on...
Juneau Assembly votes 6-3 favoring the ‘paid in full’ Juneau Road the governor deep-sixed
At a packed Juneau Assembly meeting on Wednesday, people sat on the floor and lined the walls, many of them there to oppose or support...
House Democrats: Budget will get ‘lounge’ review
Last week, House Majority Finance Co-chair Paul Seaton, a Musk Ox Republican out of Homer, issued an eight-page memo describing how the new Democrat-controlled Finance review...
Gasline to save us? Hearings today
"We have no other project that will revitalize our economy the way the gasline will." - Gov. Bill Walker, State of the State Address,...
Monday newsletter: Get it in your inbox
Must Read Alaska has a Monday e-newsletter that reaches more than 8,300 Alaskans weekly. Much of the content of the newsletter is not available on...
Governor Walker beefs up campaign staff, on public dime
FREEZE-SCHMEEZE: In January of 2016, Gov. Bill Walker put in place a hiring freeze and travel restrictions for state workers, due to Alaska's budget crisis. His instructions were very...
Toyko or bust: Fish office replaced by natural gas office in Japan
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan to market the state's wealth of natural gas.
And the State of Alaska...
A president underestimated from Day One
It's President Trump.
At 8 am Alaska time, The Donald became the most underestimated president in modern times. Even the parade this afternoon is sparsely attended, compared...