Yearly Archives: 2019
House plan starts to reveal itself: Tiny Permanent Fund dividend
HOUSE DIRECTION ON BUDGET: LESS THAN $500 PER DIVIDEND
Gov. Michael Dunleavy has proposed a $3,000 Permanent Fund dividend for all eligible Alaskans, and a...
Fish fight returns to question: What is subsistence?
By CRAIG MEDRED
CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS
Before an audience heavy with those who make their living from the sea, commercial fishermen and their supporters paraded before the Alaska...
Alaska’s D.C. delegation goes bipartisan with legislation
SPONSORING BILLS WITH DEMOCRATIC WOMEN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, introduced the Child Care Workforce and...
Who is Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska? One guy. In Nicaragua.
'ASTROTURFING' THE BRISTOL BAY-PEBBLE NARRATIVE
An alliance of sportsfishing enthusiasts that has been opposing the Pebble Project for over a decade is run by a...
Congressman Young already running for 2020
JUNEAU EVENT WILL FEATURE MOOSE CHILI AND CONVERSATION
Congressman Don Young, who was named the most effective congressman in 2018, will be in Juneau on...
Todd Smoldon takes post with Dunleavy administration
DIRECTOR OF MAT-SU OFFICE
Todd Smoldon has been named the director of the Mat-Su Valley office of Gov. Michael Dunleavy, Must Read Alaska has learned.
Smoldon...
Lt. Gov. Meyer signs extradition orders for suspected killer
NURSE WAS ARRESTED IN FEBRUARY FOR 1993 UAF MURDER
Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer signed an extradition request to the governor of Maine for Steven Harris...
Murkowski teams up with Kamala Harris on workplace harassment bill
CREATES LAWS GOVERNING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
On International Women's Day, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced they have reintroduced legislation to address...
Spring forward, but it could be for the last time
Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday morning. The best practice on that is to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to...
Nov. 30 earthquake upgraded to 7.1
The Alaska Earthquake Center revised the Nov. 30, 2018 Southcentral Alaska earthquake from magnitude 7.0 to 7.1.
In the three months since the earthquake, data...