Yearly Archives: 2018
District 38 makes its picks to replace Fansler
Three Southwest Alaska names have been chosen by District 38 Democrats, and two of the names belong to former mayors of Bethel. The third...
Alaska gasline agency gets ‘tough love’ from federal regulators
THIS IS NOT THE REPORT CARD AGDC WAS HOPING FOR
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission isn't coddling the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation anymore. And it's...
Supreme Court rules Alaskans a little bit less safe
ALVIN WASSILLIE DECISION HAS SB 91 RAMIFICATIONS
The Supreme Court of Alaska Friday issued a decision that may undermine the safety and security of Alaskans.
In...
Peninsula Republicans ‘invite’ Rep. Seaton to switch
DISTRICT 31 SAYS HE CAN'T RUN ON THEIR PRIMARY BALLOT
Lower Peninsula Republicans -- from Soldotna to Homer -- penned an open letter from District...
Brutal: ‘Nothing to say’ mayor video is back, Part III
PLUS, GOVERNOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF MAKING POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS?
Just two days after firing off a blistering statement against Republicans, Gov. Bill Walker's Chief of Staff Scott...
Juneau Assembly could look for revenue closer to home
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
Our Juneau Assembly’s vote to apply to the Local Boundary Commission for an expansion of borough land area (mostly on Admiralty...
District E provides more names for Senate seat
On Thursday, after three days of political grief and grumbling, Gov. Bill Walker asked the Alaska Republican Party to provide him with additional names...
Nixle leads to arrest of homicide suspect
GOT ONE
On Friday afternoon, police received a tip that homicide and robbery suspect Aarron Settje was inside the Target store on West 100th Avenue.
Settje...
Rauscher files for Dunleavy seat
Rep. George Rauscher, who defeated Rep. Jim Colver in 2016 in District 9, has filed to run for the Senate seat vacated by Mike Dunleavy, who...
Compulsive car thief behind bars, but will she stay there?
The courts can barely keep up with Saliloimanatu Toilolo. She keeps taking those five-finger-discount cars in the Anchorage area.
But the 32-year-old's trouble with the law...