Monthly Archives: July, 2019

House Majority adds $284 million back to budget

Suzanne Downing - July 25, 2019 32

PFD IS IN SEPARATE BILL AND IS NOW $1,605 PER ELIGIBLE ALASKAN A bill that was originally intended to fund the Permanent Fund dividend ended...

Berkowitz declares state of civil emergency

Suzanne Downing - July 25, 2019 31

Last week, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz all but gave his blessing to the Occupy to Overcome group that had set up a tent city on...

Human Rights Commission upheaval: Stewart is out as executive director

Suzanne Downing - July 24, 2019 20

The Alaska Human Rights Commission today voted 4-3 to remove Marilyn Stewart as executive director, after she had only spent two weeks on the...

IBU calls strike, State says it would be an illegal strike

Suzanne Downing - July 24, 2019 18

The Inland Boatman's Union has called a strike, as a result of the impasse between the State and the union. Word has reached Must...

Coast Guard bill passes House, onward to Senate

Suzanne Downing - July 24, 2019 1

The U.S. House passed H.R. 3409 – the Coast Guard Authorization Act, with funding for the Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission through 2021....

State, ferry workers at impasse; strike imminent

Suzanne Downing - July 23, 2019 34

STATE TYING UP BOATS, REFUNDING TICKETS Talks are now at an impasse between the State of Alaska and the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU),...

MRAK Almanac: Southeast Alaska State Fair

SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR - July 23, 2019 1

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 getting to...

Libby Bakalar: A swig and a swing

Suzanne Downing - July 23, 2019 51

WHAT'S HER POINT? The assistant attorney general who lost her job with the State Department of Law is a woman truly scorned. She wants her...

Restoring lavish university salaries with Alaskans’ PFDs?

Suzanne Downing - July 23, 2019 105

The House of Representatives appears to be on the verge of restoring $110 million to the University of Alaska system, adding back most of...

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Bob Griffin: Why aren’t teachers more upset?

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