Yearly Archives: 2019
MRAK Almanac: Trumpeter swans and Arctic Man
On April 8, 1944, the Alaska Juneau Gold Mine, Alaska’s largest, closed down at midnight, due to the high cost of labor and low price...
Rep. Zack Fields gunning for Public Safety commissioner
DEMOCRAT POSSE ATTACKS SECOND WOMAN NOMINEE
The House State Affairs Committee was a rough neighborhood for Public Safety Commissioner nominee Amanda Price on Friday. The...
Black Rifles Matter: Buscaglia gets 15 days on the beach
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
"Days on the beach" is labor relations slang for somebody being suspended without pay. Alaska Human Rights Commission Director Marti Buscaglia...
House Finance budget leaves $1,400 for dividends
FINAL NUMBER FROM COMMITTEE IS $700 MILLION LARGER THAN GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
The House Finance Committee completed its work on the State budget on Friday. It...
DOT moving ahead on Cascade Point ferry terminal
ADVANCES S.E. TRANSPORTATION PLAN
The money has been set aside, and the Department of Transportation has the authority to use it.
Now, Must Read Alaska has...
Facts not ferry tales
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
In recent “battle of the budget” town hall meetings across the state, there have been few surprises. Budget-cutting resisters really know how...
Lisa, Dan, Don unite on side of cannabis, states’ rights
DELEGATION SAYS IT'S 'HIGH TIME'
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young have added their support for legislation to protect states, like...
Rare cockpit footage from an F-22 Raptor over Alaska
Breathtaking footage of the pilot's view from an F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter over Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.
The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest...
UA Prez: Time to close UAA teaching programs
In a memo to the University of Alaska Board of Regents, President Jim Johnsen says it's time to close the University of Alaska Anchorage...
Some rights matter: Human rights commission votes, retains executive director
The Alaska Human Rights Commission board came down on the side of the agency's executive director, allowing her to keep her job, but requiring...