Monthly Archives: October, 2019
State employee union gets court to block Dunleavy on union dues collection
RIGHT TO WORK FOUNDATION STEPS UP TO HELP
An Anchorage Superior Court judge has granted the Alaska State Employees Association a temporary restraining order to...
State will work to protect employees’ rights
By COMMISSIONER KELLY TSHIBAKA
In June 2018, the United States Supreme Court held in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, that state governments violate the First...
Haines ok’s a tax for pot, but no extra tax for booze
CONSERVATIVES GOT OUT THE VOTE TUESDAY
Haines Borough voters on Tuesday turned down a tax on alcoholic beverages.
But a tax on marijuana products? That...
Bethel says lights out for booze, light up for pot
Bethel voters want stricter rules for alcohol sales in the rural Alaska hub community, but didn't tighten up when the question was asked about...
It’s Mayor Rodney Dial in Ketchikan Borough
YOU'LL RECOGNIZE HIS NAME FROM THE PALIN YEARS
Rodney Dial is the new mayor of the Ketchikan Borough. Dial is a lifelong Alaskan, a veteran,...
Plastic bag ban passes in Homer, but fails in Sitka
Homer voters overwhelmingly passed a ban on single-use plastic bags that are typically given out in stores for customers to carry out their merchandise.
Prop....
Mayor Jim Matherly, outspent 2-1, wins reelection in Fairbanks race
FAIRBANKS CONSERVATIVES WIN SEVERAL KEY RACES
Mayor Jim Matherly has won reelection as mayor of the City of Fairbanks , even after he was...
Kenai trends left in local races
BUT VOTES DOWN MANAGER FORM OF BOROUGH GOVERNMENT
The more liberal candidates prevailed in the Kenai Borough races, but voters turned down the idea of...
Santa Claus wins reelection to North Pole City Council
Thomas R. McGhee8534.69%Santa Claus10241.63%
Santa Claus, on the ballot in North Pole, Alaska, has won election to the City Council. Claus is a nonpartisan who...