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Monthly Archives: October, 2019

Mayor DeVries survives recount; same 3-vote win

Palmer Mayor Edna DeVries has the same three-vote lead she had before Monday morning's recount. She has won reelection 267-264 over her liberal opponent...

Senate president’s fundraiser abruptly cancelled

The campaign kickoff fundraiser for Senate President Cathy Giessel was abruptly cancelled Monday. Must Read Alaska has not been able to determine a reason...

Why did UAA Faculty Senate vote to suspend UA president?

By FORREST NABORS FACULTY SENATE HAS SOUNDED THE ALARM FOR MONTHS On Oct. 4, the UAA Faculty Senate passed a resolution asking the Board of Regents...

‘Republicans for Rule of Law’ targeting Sen. Murkowski on impeachment inquiry

PRESSURE WILL BUILD ON ALASKA'S SENIOR SENATOR A conservative group that includes former Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol has targeted Sen. Lisa Murkowski as part...

Army ditches pixelated pattern on combat uniforms

THE $5 BILLION UNIFORM IS NO MORE The U.S. Army's digital Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) uniform is so "last week." Starting Oct. 1, all soldiers are...

Mayor: Expand 1% for arts, and more ‘arts’ definitions

WHAT CIVIL EMERGENCY? The Anchorage "1% for Arts" regulations don't cover nearly enough public works projects, according to Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, who will submit a...

Forrest Dunbar files for Anchorage mayor

As rumored would happen in early October, Anchorage Assembly member Forrest Dunbar has filed for the office of Mayor of Anchorage. The election for...

Anchorage Assembly considers tweaks to bag ban

The Anchorage Assembly's ban on plastic bags will undergo changes if the assembly approves them at its Oct. 8 regular meeting. The bag ban, which...

Trigger alert: A year ago, Brett Kavanaugh joined Supreme Court

NEW CASES INCLUDE LGBTQ, ABORTION, IMMIGRATION Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday completes his first year on the U.S. Supreme Court. His opponents last year launched an...

UAA faculty group says ‘no confidence’ to UA president

Another emergency meeting of the University of Alaska Board of Regents has been called for Monday after the UA Anchorage Faculty Senate voted "no...

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