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Monthly Archives: July, 2018

AFL-CIO sticking to the union with Walker?

THE PRESSURE IS BUILDING FOR BEGICH OR WALKER TO DROP In an interview with KTOO-FM, the head of Alaska's AFL-CIO says that Gov. Bill Walker...

Neon palm tree auction flops

BUT MARK BEGICH STICKS HIS CAMPAIGN SIGN ON THE FED'S PROPERTY The Anchorage neon palm tree that pit an Anchorage businesswoman against the federal...

Quote of the day: Women’s March opposes ‘XX’ to Supreme Court

WHOEVER IT WAS, THE OPPOSITION WAS READY The national Women's March organization accidentally showed its hand by releasing a statement with a "fill-in-the-blank" spot...

Walker was wrong to rescind judicial offer

GOVERNOR'S CONDUCT SERIOUSLY ERODED A GOOD PROCESS  BY JEFFREY ROBINSON ALASKA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS The Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is a statewide nonprofit...

Trump pardons western ranchers

Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond, convicted in 2012 of intentionally setting fires on public lands, were pardoned today by President Donald Trump. Trump signed...

Alaskan leaders comment on Supreme Court pick

WHAT ALASKA LEADERS SAID ABOUT BRETT KAVANAUGH Alaska's U.S. senators weighed in on President Donald Trump's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. Both Sens. Lisa...

Campaign signs banned by state on all rights-of-way

IF IT'S LEGIBLE, IT'S ILLEGAL, STATE LAW SAYS Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities sent a reminder out via email today telling candidates that...

Areas I would grow state government

BY ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Now that I have your attention, I don’t want to grow state government at all. We can’t afford the government we have...

You’ve got mail theft

SIX-PACK OF THIEVES BROUGHT TO JUSTICE Six Anchorage residents were sentenced for their involvement in a mail theft ring that went on for nearly a...

Ferry system: Website down, passengers stranded, dog fight ensues

A DISASTROUS WEEK FOR MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM Need a ferry reservation? Don't go to the Alaska Department of Transportation's web site this weekend. It's been...

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