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Monthly Archives: March, 2018

Revenue, CBR up, production flat, deficit down

DEPT OF REVENUE SPRING 2018 REVENUE FORECAST The spring revenue forecast is out from the Department of Revenue today. On the whole, the state's revenue picture is...

An opportunity we can’t afford to miss

BY CURTIS THAYER PRESIDENT, ALASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE As the president and CEO of the Alaska Chamber of Commerce, I was pleased with the recent...

Breaking: Salmon initiative to be on ballot

STAND FOR SALMON PROPONENTS ARE POPPING CHAMPAGNE CORKS Lt. Gov Byron Mallott advised "Stand for Salmon" initiative proponents this week that their petition has been...

Double ballots, closed post office, and food for votes

TWO BALLOTS PER PERSON? YEP. At least one incident of two ballots sent to one voter has been documented in the Anchorage Municipal Election, which...

March Madness: Rep. Kawasaki runs gambling ring out of office

March Madness has swept the Capitol, and with nothing better to do, gambling is in full swing on state time. Democrat Rep. Scott Kawasaki's aide...

Adults in back, please

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT? Juneau high school students walked out of school Wednesday to take their message of school safety to the state's Capitol, where...

April Hackney, political creative force, dies

April Hackney, half of the political team Hackney & Hackney, died early this morning at Providence Hospital after a brief illness. News of her...

Fed’s gasline decision timeline pushed to 2020

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published its timeline for completing the Alaska LNG project’s environmental review, and it's later than Gov. Bill Walker...

Mat-Su taking big hit with ‘no-salmon-for-you’ surprise decision

ANOTHER WALKER ADMINISTRATION SLAM ON SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKANS Weak king salmon runs in recent years led the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to drastically cut...

Group forms ‘Alaskans for Hawkins’

A group based in Ketchikan has formed an independent political action committee to support businessman Scott Hawkins' race for governor. "Alaskans for Hawkins" filed as...

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