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Yearly Archives: 2019

Sitka road project awarded

CONSTRUCTION JOBS THIS SUMMER ON BARANOF ISLAND A nine-mile gravel road up one side of Katlian Bay near Sitka will finally be under construction this...

Human Rights Commission vs. First, Second Amendment

COMMISSION ORDERS MAN TO MOVE HIS TRUCK, DUE TO GUN DECAL Brenton Linegar owns a small plumbing contracting business in Anchorage. His firm was working...

Rep. Stutes fixates on ferry system, while state needs go unheeded

REPS. MERRICK AND RASMUSSEN SAY PORT OF ALASKA AND JUNEAU ACCESS  ARE BEING IGNORED Following the third public hearing on the Alaska Marine Highway System...

Cruise industry, Juneau settle lawsuit

NO MORE BRONZE WHALES A lawsuit that Cruise Lines International Association of Alaska filed against the City and Borough of Juneau has been settled. The...

House Majority to travel the state for budget testimony

ROAD TRIP WILL PIT DEMOCRAT-LED MAJORITY AGAINST GOP GOVERNOR The House Finance Committee is hitting the road to take testimony from people all over Alaska,...

Murkowski votes down border emergency, joining 11 other Republicans

SULLIVAN VOTES IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY Twelve Republicans joined Senate Democrats in voting to overturn the president's national emergency declaration today. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska...

Remembering what Dunleavy ran on

ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET With the Department of Revenue spring oil price and production forecast due in a few weeks, with Senate leaders struggling to find...

Report to readers: 11,000 comments and counting

Dear Must Read Alaska Nation, I just approved the 11,000th comment on this site, which seems like a good time to write about what this...

Municipal League prez tells bond buyers: Expect defaults

TIM NAVARRE'S SCORCHED EARTH QUOTE TO THE FINANCIAL WORLD The Bond Buyer is a serious publication that only the elite financial world reads; a subscription...

History: Remember when the ferries had waiters in white jackets?

FERRY SYSTEM IS AN ARTIFACT OF AN EARLY-STATE TRANSPORTATION NEED By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR I've lived both in Anchorage and in Juneau. I've ridden the ferry...

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