Monthly Archives: March, 2019

New at AOGCC: Jessie Chmielowski

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Petroleum engineer Jessie Chmielowski has been appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission by Gov. Michael Dunleavy. She is a professionally licensed engineer...

The college degree racket

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By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR In the 1960s and '70s, bookstores had shelves of books about how to study for and pass various qualification exams for...

Politics of destruction: Trevor Shaw withdraws name from judicial commission

Suzanne Downing - March 19, 2019 10

HANK BARTOS OF FAIRBANKS APPOINTED TO REPLACE An appointee from Ketchikan has withdrawn his name from a volunteer position on the Alaska Commission on Judicial...

Zulkosky to Public Safety commissioner: ‘Manage your tone.’

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TRIBAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DRESSES DOWN COMMISSIONER PRICE At the invitation of the newly created House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs, Public Safety Commissioner Amanda Price...

Protest 101: Tax dollars at work

Suzanne Downing - March 19, 2019 10

A small detachment of students and other supporters protested cuts to the University of Alaska budget on Monday in front of the Capitol in...

Walk out: House Education budget prompts GOP protest

Suzanne Downing - March 18, 2019 21

THREE REPUBLICANS VOTE WITH THEIR FEET ON INCREASING BUDGET On Monday morning, the House Finance subcommittee on Education started to erase, line by line, the...

Dueling roadshows: Dunleavy, House Finance hit the road

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PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO HASH OUT BUDGET OUTSIDE OF JUNEAU Gov. Michael Dunleavy announced his long-awaited “Statewide Discussion for a Permanent Fiscal Plan,”...

Bass Pro, Cabela’s get into anti-Pebble Mine fray

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BIG STORES THROW ANTI-MINING SUPPORT TO 'STAND FOR SALMON' GROUP It's not just the REI Co-op that has gotten political. Now, two major outdoor companies...

When salary schedules become ‘salacious’ testimony

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REP. KREISS-TOMPKINS SEARCHES FOR A WORD, FINDS A SEXY ONE Last Thursday, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Amanda Price made a presentation to a House...

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