Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Bishop: ‘With all due respect, ma’am, that’s the wrong answer’

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(4-minute read) 'SHOOT THE MESSENGER' DAY IN SENATE FINANCE Senate Finance members didn't like the Education Department budget rollout, and Republicans and Democrats alike told...

Dept. of Numbers: Job losses persist, people moving south

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Thirty-nine months is a long time for a state to have a job losing streak. Alaska is creeping up on the Big 4-0 loss streak,...

Black History Month: The indomitable spirit of Rep. Sharon Jackson

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(3-minute read) THE LAWMAKER OVERCAME A HUGE CHALLENGE African-American history was made in January when the first African-American Republican woman lawmaker was sworn in as...

Surprise: University budget is not being cut by 50 percent

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STATE SUPPORT IS ONLY 42 PERCENT OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BUDGET The numbers are astonishing: "The University of Alaska budget is being cut by 41 percent!"...

Amazing photographer documents life in Bethel

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In Bethel, Alaska, photographer and writer Greg Lincoln has his fingers on the pulse of the mostly Native Alaska hub community on the Kuskokwim...

‘The warrant was defective’

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SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT WAS DEFECTIVE By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR In my Feb. 3 column I wrote of the sorry affair of former State Assistant Attorney...

Kenai fishing group wants ‘feed Alaskans first’ rule

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PERSONAL USE FISHERY WOULD HAVE HIGHEST PRIORITY The Kenai River Sportsfishing Association is asking the Board of Fisheries to prioritize the food needs of Alaskans...

Brutal town hall as Knopp faces angry voters

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AND SOME PRO-KNOPP DEMOCRATS WHO SHOWED UP TO SUPPORT HIM Rep. Gary Knopp left Juneau on Wednesday to fly back to his Kenai district for...

What is it with Republicans and jumping ship?

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ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET Why is it, do you think, that Democrats seldom jump ship on their party? Their loyalty often is impressive and they prove...

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Justice’s health care fraud takedown nets 324 in $14.6 billion crackdown — the largest in history

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Dunleavy blasts Assn. of Alaska School Boards in scathing letter: ‘Be honest with the people of Alaska’

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Justice’s health care fraud takedown nets 324 in $14.6 billion crackdown — the largest in history

Gas tax in Washington state goes up — again

Dunleavy blasts Assn. of Alaska School Boards in scathing letter: ‘Be honest with the people of Alaska’