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Monthly Archives: November, 2018

Senate Democrats choose Tom Begich as minority leader

Alaska Senate Democrats gathered in Anchorage over the weekend to form their minority caucus and elected Tom Begich as the Senate minority leader. Begich was elected...

Senate organizes: Cathy Giessel to preside

The Alaska Senate Republican-led majority met this weekend to form its leadership team, which is comprised of three women and two men: Sen. Cathy Giessel,...

Walker to announce the 2020 budget on Nov. 26

WEEKS BEFORE IT'S DUE, HE'S LAYING A POLITICAL TRAP -- IN PUBLIC Gov. Bill Walker is the featured speaker at the "Make it Monday" Forum...

What’s the matter with Fairbanks?

IS GOLDEN HEART CITY TURNING BLUE? With the Senate Seat A flipping to Democrat Scott Kawasaki, Alaska conservatives are asking if Fairbanks has gone the...

He fired all those selfless public servants!

BY ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR We’ve all seen the breathless headlines and if you’re on social media you’ve seen all the wailing and gnashing of teeth...

Southeast Alaska faces a redistricting peril

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR After U. S. independence, the country's population grew, but did not grow equally. Some towns and counties grew much faster and...

Assessing the midterm election: Ballot Measure 1 failed to turn out voters

TURNOUT MODERATE Two weeks after the Nov. 6 General Election in Alaska, enough of the absentee votes are counted that we can take a look...

Dunleavy’s Labor Commissioner: Tamika Ledbetter

Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy announced Tamika Ledbetter as his Labor and Workforce Development commissioner. Ledbetter is an equal opportunity coordinator for the department. She works in...

Red letter day: Political appointees asked to resign

Political appointments are, by nature, temporary job holders. Those hundreds of people appointed by Gov. Bill Walker when he took over in 2014 have now...

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