Monthly Archives: February, 2018
Heads and Tails: Guttenberg has challenger, Workers Comp board stacked with labor
A compendium of news items picked up along the way to Juneau:
GOVERNOR REPLACES INDUSTRY SEAT WITH LABOR LEADER
Gov. Bill Walker has chosen a public...
Mike Shower, senator designee for District E seat
GOVERNOR ENDS SUSPENSE, PICKS PILOT
Gov. Bill Walker has chosen Mike Shower to fill the Senate E seat vacated by Sen. Mike Dunleavy, who is...
The end of art in Juneau
POLITICALLY CORRECT ART POLICE HAVE ARRIVED
Beth Bolander, an artist from Haines, has just been edited by the precious snowflakes. And now she's been bullied...
District 38 makes its picks to replace Fansler
Three Southwest Alaska names have been chosen by District 38 Democrats, and two of the names belong to former mayors of Bethel. The third...
Alaska gasline agency gets ‘tough love’ from federal regulators
THIS IS NOT THE REPORT CARD AGDC WAS HOPING FOR
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission isn't coddling the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation anymore. And it's...
Supreme Court rules Alaskans a little bit less safe
ALVIN WASSILLIE DECISION HAS SB 91 RAMIFICATIONS
The Supreme Court of Alaska Friday issued a decision that may undermine the safety and security of Alaskans.
In...
Peninsula Republicans ‘invite’ Rep. Seaton to switch
DISTRICT 31 SAYS HE CAN'T RUN ON THEIR PRIMARY BALLOT
Lower Peninsula Republicans -- from Soldotna to Homer -- penned an open letter from District...
Brutal: ‘Nothing to say’ mayor video is back, Part III
PLUS, GOVERNOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF MAKING POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS?
Just two days after firing off a blistering statement against Republicans, Gov. Bill Walker's Chief of Staff Scott...
Juneau Assembly could look for revenue closer to home
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Our Juneau Assembly’s vote to apply to the Local Boundary Commission for an expansion of borough land area (mostly on Admiralty...
District E provides more names for Senate seat
On Thursday, after three days of political grief and grumbling, Gov. Bill Walker asked the Alaska Republican Party to provide him with additional names...