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Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Rookie mistake: Bernie Sanders misplaces Alaska, Hawaii

(1-minute read) EASY TO OVERLOOK 49 AND 50 Sen. Bernie Sanders has exploded back on the scene, raising $6 million on his first day after...

Pebble environmental impact statement released

(2-minute read) DRAFT SHOWS NO MAJOR HURDLES The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pebble Project has been released by the U.S. Army Corps of...

Sullivan: Congress funds new icebreakers

SEWARD AND KODIAK WILL GET INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS A major appropriations package passed Congress last week that included $655 million for the design and construction of...

Governor’s Permanent Fund pay-back bill sent to three House committees

COULD BE DEATH KNELL FOR RETURN OF PAST FUNDS TO ALASKANS Gov. Michael Dunleavy's bills to pay back the portion of the Permanent Fund dividend...

Beltrami sets his union sights on Seward

ELECTION COMING: AFL-CIO WANTS TO ORGANIZE LOCAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Vince Beltrami, AFL-CIO president for Alaska, is looking for new worlds to conquer. Vinnie...

Walker squirrels away $47,000 for ‘future campaign account’

(2-minute read) INSTEAD OF GIVING IT BACK TO HIS DONORS, HE KEEPS IT Former Gov. Bill Walker may not be done with his political life. In...

House committee assignments announced

(3-minute read) BIPARTISAN ORGANIZATION DOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS The House bipartisan majority announced committee assignments today and the Democrats won hands down. Republicans who joined the bipartisan...

Spending more on schools is not the answer either

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET: Interesting things come to light in legislative committee hearings. Take, for example, the Senate Finance Committee hearing...

Valdez mayor unhappy with Dunleavy, calls for resignation

(3-minute read) 'FISCAL TYRANNY, MALPRACTICE AND FOLLY' The Mayor of Valdez is distraught with Gov. Michael Dunleavy's budget proposal, believing the State's $1.6 billion fiscal...

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