Yearly Archives: 2019
Dunleavy, Edgmon take their debate to Twitter
WHO NEEDS TOWN HALLS WHEN YOU HAVE #AKLEG?
Gov. Michael Dunleavy has taken a new tone on Twitter, an indication he's taken over the messaging...
Catholic Social Services opposes Dunleavy budget
ACTION ALERT SENT BY AGENCY SAYS 'MORE FAMILIES WILL BE HOMELESS'
Catholic Social Services has sent a letter out asking the members of the faith...
Ferry study proposals extended to April 2
HOUSE MAJORITY PUTS TEARFUL VIDEO UP ON FACEBOOK
The Department of Transportation extended the deadline for a "request for proposal" to come up with options...
This weekend: House Finance takes Capitol to the people
REP. CARPENTER: WHY NOT DO THAT EVERY YEAR?
The House Finance Committee's schedule for public hearings in communities outside of Juneau were announced earlier this...
Dunleavy won’t get boxed in on judge pick for Palmer
DECLINES TO APPOINT JUDGE
Gov. Michael Dunleavy filled four judgeships for Alaska Superior and District Courts in Utqiagvik, Kodiak, Anchorage, and Palmer.
But when it came...
Property taxes just went up in Anchorage for schools
STUDENT POPULATION DECLINING, BUDGET INCREASING
The Anchorage Assembly this week approved a 1.3 percent property tax increase that will bring the Municipality another $3.3...
Seattle is dying; will Anchorage follow suit?
ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Watching a Seattle television station’s take on homelessness in the Emerald City is shocking and makes us wonder about Anchorage’s future.
The latest...
Bill would allow Alaskans to donate PFD to General Fund
A bill that would allow Alaskans to contribute their Permanent Fund dividends to the state budget has been resurrected.
SB 92, sponsored by Sens. David Wilson...
Anniversary: 30 years since Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef
Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.
At 12:04 am on March 24, 1989, a tanker loaded...
Elizabeth Peratrovich obituary appears in the New York Times
Alaska Native civil rights champion Elizabeth Peratrovich, who died on Dec. 1, 1958, has finally had her obituary written by the New York Times.
Feature...