Yearly Archives: 2018
Facebook’s systematic viewpoint suppression begins
CONSERVATIVE NEWS SITES WILL FEEL THE PINCH
It's been coming since January, when Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that new rules for political...
Memorial Day isn’t just another holiday
BY WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the military. It should not...
Monday’s Memorial Day services in Alaska
The National Moment of Remembrance Act asks Americans to pause whatever they are doing at 3 pm, local time to remember those who gave...
Candidates face deadlines
Some important deadlines for candidates and campaigns are coming up quickly:
JUNE 1: Deadline for party and no-party candidates to file for primary and general elections, Division...
Pretrial release regs comment period ending June 4
The Department of Corrections is preparing to enact regulations for the pretrial risk assessment tool it uses when deciding whether to recommend release of...
Walker’s stealth fish meetings disenfranchise Board of Fisheries
BACKROOM POLITICS, PAID FACILITATOR, NO AUTHORITY
BY CRAIG MEDRED
CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS
With the fishing season beginning in the 49th state, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has been holding private...
Dan Saddler jumps into Senate Seat G race
Rep. Dan Saddler bumped into Lora Reinbold in the lobby of the Division of Elections on Thursday, as he filed for Senate Seat G,...
Rep. Reinbold files for Eagle River Senate seat
JAMIE ALLARD HAS FILED FOR DISTRICT 14 EAGLE RIVER
Rep. Lora Reinbold has filed for the Eagle River District G Senate seat being vacated by...
Who’s filed? Costello, Talerico, Lincoln, Fields…
Sen. Mia Costello (Senate District K), Reps. Dave Talerico (District 6), John Lincoln (District 40), have all filed to run for the offices they...
Permanent Fund dividend applicants drop by 2,118 this year
The number of people applying for an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend this year dropped by 2,118 from last year.
668,588 Alaskans applied in 2018 by...