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Yearly Archives: 2018

Crime bill pressure hits boiling point in Senate Judiciary

HOW SEN. COSTELLO WON A BATTLE BUT... The men and women of the Alaska Legislature are feeling the heat on crime, but some are feeling...

Propositions drove voters more than mayoral race

WELL-HEELED ACLU SPENT $25 PER 'NO' VOTE ON BATHROOM BILL More Anchorage voters marked yes or no on "the bathroom bill" question than for all...

Government comrades go after oil workers again

COMMENTARY House Democrats introduced their second job-jacking tax increase of the session, HB 411.  HB 411 is a complete overhaul of HB 111, which was supposed...

Bill allows you to donate your PFD to the government

PICK, CLICK, GIVE IT ALL BACK The Alaska Senate has unanimously passed a bill to give Alaskans the option of donating some or all of...

Governor’s chief of staff orders Senate to restore funding. ‘Now.’

Borrowing a page from President Trump's playbook, Gov. Bill Walker's Chief of Staff Scott Kendall took to Twitter on Thursday to upbraid the Senate...

Senate Finance: $1,600 dividend, education forward funding

BIG DAY, LOTS OF ACTIVITY IN SENATE The Senate Finance Committee today moved forward on a $1,600 Permanent Fund dividend for eligible Alaskans this year,...

Parole denied: Murderer remains behind bars

It didn't take long today for the public's voice to be heard at Goose Creek Correctional Center during the scheduled parole hearings. The people...

Campaign manager with Alaska ties accused by ex-fiancee

WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS DIDN'T STAY IN VEGAS A former campaign manager for Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan has been accused by his ex-fiancee of domestic...

Josephson: 120-day session will have higher oil taxes — again

Rep. Andy Josephson, one half of the chairmanship of House Resources Committee, let it slip Wednesday that the 2018 legislative session will go beyond...

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