Monthly Archives: June, 2019
American exceptionalism, patriotic assimilation, and the Fourth of July
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
On July 4, 1776, a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, steeple bells rang throughout Philadelphia. John Hancock,...
Federal agency: Alaska LNG environmental impacts ‘significant’
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released the long-awaited draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Alaska LNG project, and the summary to the 3,764-page...
Dunleavy delivers his budget decisions
HAS COURTS NOW PAYING FOR ABORTIONS THEY DEMAND
Gov. Michael Dunleavy, without getting some of his key legislation passed by the Legislature, is balancing the...
MRAK Almanac: Scottish Highland Games, Gathering of historic war planes
6/28: Governor's budget vetoes are likely to be released midday. Stay tuned to Must Read Alaska for news and updates.
6/28:Rally to defend the Permanent...
Alaska Railroad pens agreement on rail connection to Lower 48
The Alaska Railroad Corporation and the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation signed a master agreement of cooperation to build a 1,500-mile connection between the...
Astronauts capture Kuril Island volcanic eruption
Raikoke Volcano on the Kuril Islands has been dormant since 1924. But at around 4 am on June 22, a plume of ash and...
Guess who got to meet President Trump?
GOVERNOR MICHAEL DUNLEAVY BROUGHT TWO WITH HIM
It wasn't just Gov. Michael Dunleavy who dropped by JBER to say hello to President Donald Trump on...
Canary in the mine? Nordstrom takes flight from Anchorage
Andrew Halcro, chief executive officer of the Anchorage Community Development Authority has known about Nordstrom's impending closure for many months, but wisely kept the...
Joe Balash makes State selection of land possible
Joe Balash, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, lifted a public land order, an action that adds 1.3 millions acres of Alaska land into a stack...
Above the law legislators? Will Dunleavy call the troopers?
Attorney General Kevin Clarkson said today that Alaska Statute clearly states the governor, when he or she calls a special session, determines the location...