Monthly Archives: October, 2019
Third quarter: Dems outraised Rs in House, Senate races
Democrat candidate Alyse Galvin outraised Congressman Don Young, and Democrat Al Gross outraised Sen. Dan Sullivan in the third quarter fundraising cycle, according to...
Ferry restructuring draft report done, final not done
Northern Economics has finished its draft report to the Department of Transportation on the "economic reshaping" of the Alaska Marine Highway System.
The report...
Oil tax hike initiative approved for ballot petition
PETITION BOOKS ARE NEXT STEP TO GETTING IN FRONT OF VOTERS
The "Fair Share" ballot initiative that would gut Alaska's reformed oil tax structure known...
Revak gets OK from Senate President Cathy Giessel
Senate President Cathy Giessel told media members today that she's a "yes" vote on Rep. Josh Revak to succeed Sen. Chris Birch for District...
Deep state II: State benefits for temp-exempts is illegal
By ART CHANCEContinued from Sunday's "Department of Work Around It"
We tried to clean up some of the personnel mess during the Murkowski Administration but...
Fairbanks makes Top 10 list of great university towns
The University of Alaska Fairbanks may not have football frenzy like the University of Florida, but it makes the Top 10 list of great...
Goat on the lam in Fairbanks
NO KIDDING
Fairbanks Animal Control took to social media today to try to find the owner of a goat that is running loose, and evading...
Homer City Council votes to investigate Hansen-Cavasos
DID SHE QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL?
The Homer City Council voted unanimously to start an investigation into the residency qualifications of one...
Matt Shuckerow, campaign manager for Sen. Sullivan
The former press secretary for Gov. Michael Dunleavy has accepted a position as campaign manager for Sen. Dan Sullivan, he announced today.
Matt Shuckerow was...
Buckwheat Donahue, Skagway storyteller, passes
Carlin "Buckwheat" Donahue, a storyteller, entertainer, historian, adventurer, and gold-panning champion, and larger-than-life longtime resident of Skagway, has passed.
He had been the executive director of...