Monthly Archives: March, 2018
Anchorage Prop 1 twist: Should women’s shelter be forced to accept biological men?
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT BATHROOMS ANYMORE
This week, ballots are in the mail to Anchorage voters, and among the questions they'll be asked is Prop. 1:...
Board of Fisheries appointment cuts out Anchorage anglers, dip-netters
Friday night, without an announcement, Gov. Bill Walker nominated a commercial fisherman from Kodiak to replace a sport fishing representative from Anchorage on the...
Justin Parish, Sam Kito vote against Juneau Access
When the chips were down, Reps. Justin Parish and Sam Kito of Juneau voted against the Juneau Access Project, which would have brought hundreds...
Escaped from halfway house, robs and assaults again
Charles Sadler, who has been on the lam since walking away from a halfway house in mid-February, was back in the assault and robbery...
Sara Rasmussen: No better reason, no better time
By SARA RASMUSSEN
CANDIDATE HOUSE DISTRICT 22
She’s just a mom. And pregnant – how could she ever be successful legislator? Her hormones must be...
Murkowski: Gasline construction costs will be impacted by tariffs
Higher steel tariffs imposed on China by President Donald Trump will add up to a half a billion dollars to the proposed AK-LNG project,...
More job losses, population leaving state
Alaska’s employment was down 0.5 percent in January, 2018 compared to a year ago.
That represents another 1,600 jobs the state has lost, or an...
Should the PFD be enshrined in Alaska’s Constitution?
HOUSE DEMS SAY YES, GOVERNOR SAYS MAYBE, SENATE GOP SAYS 'SLOW DOWN'
The Alaska House Democrat-led majority is looking at enshrining the Permanent Fund Dividend...
Parnell: Alaska needs to bring jobs back
In remarks to a banquet hall filled with Alaska Republican delegates and guests, former Gov. Sean Parnell delivered a strong message on Friday night:...
Legislative: No regs in place for catch-and-release tool
The pretrial risk assessment evaluation being used by the Department of Corrections to let prisoners walk free while awaiting trial has no regulatory framework...