Monthly Archives: August, 2019
Seth Church of Fairbanks hits dance floor with Ronna McDaniel, head of RNC
Eight members of the Alaska Republican Party are in Charlotte, N.C. for the summer meeting of the Republican National Committee. Charlotte is the location...
MRAK Almanac: Ketchikan Blueberry Fest; Valdez Gold Rush Days
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...
MRAK Update: We’re up to 20,000 comments!
A Must Read Alaska reader who writes under the pen name of "Steve-O" provided the 20,000th comment on the MRAK website since this conservative...
Juneau’s rainbow crosswalk: Political signal or just happy place?
The gender-diversity group that kept painting unsanctioned rainbows at a downtown Juneau crosswalk finally won: The City and Borough of Juneau let them paint...
Let the nuttiness begin
The misguided signature-gathering effort to begin a recall effort aimed at Gov. Mike Dunleavy because of his deep budget cuts kicks off statewide today.
The...
Third time a charm? Giessel and Edgmon ask governor to call Special Session III
Senate President Cathy Giessel and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon asked Gov. Michael Dunleavy to call a third Special Session in order to hammer out...
The Alaska experience: Too much spending has led to social ills
By TOM BOUTIN
A balanced budget is the most durable fiscal plan for any state, any government. For that reason I am more optimistic about...