Monthly Archives: January, 2019
Sweeping changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice just went into effect
EVERYTHING FROM SEX TO COMPUTER CRIMES ADDRESSED
The Uniform Code of Military Justice was updated and went into effect this week, meant to modernize definitions...
Destroyer to be named USS Ted Stevens
The newest destroyer being built for the U.S. Navy will be named after the late Sen. Ted Stevens, a man whom Alaskans also refer...
Breaking: Bart LeBon win stands, Supreme Court decides
The Alaska Supreme Court took little time in deciding to deny an appeal from Fairbanks House District 1 candidate Kathryn Dodge, rejecting her arguments...
Electoral College preserves viability of small states
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
From the land of dumb ideas come a really dumb idea.
Frothing House Democrats stung by 2016’s presidential defeat and yearning to...
Thor Stacey named new NFIB director for Alaska
The National Federation of Independent Business announced that it named lobbyist and Alaska hunting guide Thor Stacey as the new director of the Alaska...
Governor visits Kotzebue, topic is public safety
A month after he was sworn in as governor in Kotzebue, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is back in the Arctic community. His traveling companions include...
Don Young swears in Nancy Pelosi as Speaker
HOUSE SPEAKER HAS THIN MAJORITY THAT IS FARTHER LEFT
Alaska Congressman Don Young swore in the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday.
This is...
Dunleavy requests major disaster declaration from feds
Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent a 15-page request to President Donald Trump on Thursday, detailing the need for additional federal dollars and asking for a...
Resolution: Let’s tone down the rhetoric and find solutions
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
In one of the most memorable memes of 2018, President Trump was mocked for suggesting that the horrific California wildfires could...