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Monthly Archives: May, 2018

Kito removed from key role chairing Legislative Council

Rep. Sam Kito, who represents the most liberal district in Alaska -- downtown Juneau -- was removed as chair of the Legislative Council yesterday....

Sen. Anna MacKinnon: All done with Senate

The co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee is retiring from office after 12 years in the Alaska State Legislature. Sen. Anna MacKinnon will spend...

Juneau could do worse than Etheridge for Senate

AN OLD-SCHOOL LABOR GUY WHO WANTS JOBS FOR BLUE COLLAR WORKERS By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR I don’t live in Juneau any more, but if I...

Heads and tails: Who is running for office? Don Etheridge of Juneau

  May is a busy month for filing for office. Be sure to keep up with who is jumping in the deep end of the...

House Democrats limp across finish line

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND NO-RULES CAUCUS TOOK ITS TOLL The drama of the Alaska House both last year and this year culminated this month with a...

Stealth anti-Pebble resolution on Mat-Su agenda?

The borough manager of Mat-Su is asking the Assembly to approve a resolution that some say is a stealth endorsement of the "Yes for...

Legislature passes operating budget

The House and Senate passed the final version of the State's operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Now, adjournment is just...

Quintillion business drama continues in Congress and Robert Mueller probe

Quintillion, a relatively new company in the wild-wild world of fiber-optic telecommunication business in Alaska, was in the news this week. Like telecommunications itself, it...

Heads and tails: Politicians on the move

BEGICH SIGHTINGS Mark Begich was in Juneau last week and met with the governor and lieutenant governor, although there was a great deal of question...

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