Monthly Archives: July, 2019
In contentious meeting, UA regents approve path to single accreditation
By KOBE RIZK
In an 8-3 vote and after hours of discussion, the University of Alaska Board of Regents directed UA President Jim Johnsen to...
PR nightmare – Student rep pushes anti-oil message during budget talks
BEGGING FOR MONEY WHILE DISSING INDUSTRIES THAT PAY THE BILLS?
Union of Students representative Alex Jorgensen's computer was the unfortunate photo-bomb during Office of Management...
Report: Green New Deal would cost Alaskans $63,000 to $100,000 annually
A newly published report says the Green New Deal, a series of policies pushed by far-left Democrats, would cost a typical Alaska family $100,000...
Dunleavy has a point: University of Alaska needs to reinvent itself
By RICHARD VEDDER
FORBES MAGAZINE
Governor Michael Dunleavy of Alaska caused quite a stir in American higher education when he used his line item budget power...
EPA begins removing Obama-era ‘preemptive veto’ of Pebble Project
The Environmental Protection Agency has begun to reverse a preemptive veto made against the Pebble Project, which was put in place under former EPA...
Take the poll: Should the governor veto the $1,600 PFD?
Take the Must Read Alaska poll linked below.
Because it is a Facebook poll, this is a binary question boiled down to what appears to be...
Bernie Sanders stands with IBU ferry strike, (yet is accused of union busting)
The National Labor Relations Board is investigating U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' Iowa campaign for allegedly cracking down on union organizing activities and refusing to...
Governor: ‘This is a dark day for the PFD’
SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS FRACTURING?
Gov. Michael Dunleavy today indicated he will veto some or all of the State spending add-backs that have come from the...
Capital Budget done; PFD remains in play
Uncomfortable about delaying critical road funding for next year, two of the most conservative members of the House of Representatives voted with the Democrat-led...
MRAK Almanac: Board of Regents meets, Mat-Su Miners final home game of season
The MRAK Almanac is your place for political, cultural, and civic events, events where you’ll meet political leaders or, if you are interested in...