Yearly Archives: 2018
Unalaska losing its Legislative Information Office
THE COMMUNITY DIDN'T USE THE FACILITY THIS YEAR
The Alaska Legislative Council voted Monday to close the Unalaska office it keeps open for constituents seven...
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A nearly fully developed and healthy marijuana plant has flourished next to the Alaska Pretrial Services Office on DeBarr Road in Anchorage, and the...
How to stop paying public employee union dues
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
With the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Janus v. AFSCME, it is no longer legal to compel public employees to...
State still says new public employees must enroll with union
ALASKA ORDERS NEW HIRES TO SIGN UP, PAY DUES, OR ELSE
The Janus vs AFSCME ruling at the Supreme Court in June was unambiguous in deciding...
Alaska Primary has started: Review Democrat, Republican ballots
PRIMARY HAS BEGUN -- VOTING STARTS TODAY
It's here: The Alaska Primary Election season has started, with early voting available today and all voting ending...
Will Walker or Begich throw the knock-out punch?
AND OTHER INTRIGUES OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION SEASON
One of the more discussed writings last week came from Charles Wohlforth, a left-leaning columnist for the...
National Geographic admits: Polar bear video went ‘too far’
IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE 'CLIMATE CHANGE' AGENDA
In December of 2017, National Geographic unveiled a moving video of a starving polar bear, and wrote: “This...
Stand for Salmon quibbles about Stand for Alaska’s name
SHADES OF LITIGATION TO COME FROM YES ON 1 ADVOCATES?
The "Stand for Salmon" advocacy group changed the name of its campaign to "Yes for...
Walker: Steel tariffs? Energy tariffs? No problem
SEEKS TO CALM CONCERNS ABOUT LNG PROJECT
Steel tariffs didn't faze Alaska Gasline Development Corporation President Keith Meyer when they were announced by the Trump...
Treadwell crushes Ketchikan straw poll, Dunleavy bests in Wasilla
KEVIN MEYER FOR LG GETS SOLID SUPPORT IN BOTH PLACES
Mead Treadwell, running for governor of Alaska as a Republican, won strong support in a...