Monthly Archives: August, 2019
Listicle: The vetoes; and the restored funding in the budget
DEMOCRAT-LED HOUSE UPSET ABOUT VETOES
Gov. Michael Dunleavy restored numerous programs in the HB 2001 spending package that was sent to him by the governor.
These...
Dividend: $1,600, and a special session for the rest
STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS SPARED THE VETO PEN
Gov. Michael Dunleavy signed HB 2001, and in a major video address today said he will...
Go figure
By ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Imagine our surprise over this past weekend to hear that the prevailing theory now is that kids are influenced to smoke...
McKinley Fire: Is it time to bring in the super tankers?
With wildfires raging on the Kenai Peninsula and in the Interior, Alaska's firefighting crews are stretched thin. More are being brought from out of...
Update: McKinley Fire consumes 50 structures
According to the Division of Forestry, the McKinley Fire near Mile 88 of the Parks Highway has burned an estimated 50 structures by Sunday...
Sen. Sullivan, EPA’s Andrew Wheeler in Fairbanks to listen
Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler will be in Fairbanks on Monday for a community listening session and public...
Alaska Life Hack: What areas are closed due to fire?
Dry conditions and high winds from the north cause the Swan Lake Fire to jump the Sterling Highway at Milepost 60 on Saturday. At...
Rep. Laddie Shaw applies for Senate Seat M vacancy
Rep. Laddie Shaw, House District 26, says he has applied for the vacant Senate Seat M position.
"After giving it a lot of thought, I...
Former Sen. Donley applies to fill Senate Seat M
Former Sen. Dave Donley has submitted an application to the Alaska Republican Party to fill the vacancy in Senate District M, a vacancy that...
Sen. Sullivan trolls CNN over Alaska ‘didn’t work out’ comment
Sen. Dan Sullivan took to social media this weekend to make fun of CNN and Chris Cillizza over comments that Cillizza wrote in response...