Yearly Archives: 2019
Daniel George is new Don Young state director
Daniel George is the new state director for Congressman Don Young, replacing Chad Padgett, who has moved to the Bureau of Land Management.
George worked for...
Teachers turn out to oppose PFD payback
PROPONENTS OF FULL DIVIDENDS DIDN'T SHOW
The teachers were organized and they dominated public comment Thursday night during the first public hearing for SB 23...
Federal agency delays impact statement for gasline project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission added three months to the deadline for the draft environmental impact statement that was due today for the Alaska...
House bipartisan majority hires Walker press secretary
Austin Baird, the former press secretary to Gov. Bill Walker, is the new press secretary for the Democrat-led, bipartisan House majority.
Baird is a former...
Wielechowski peddles false oil profit narrative
TRYING TO GET MORE OIL TAXES AGAIN
Sen. Bill Wielechowski, who has long been a foe of the oil industry, is peddling around the Capitol...
Don Young rated as the most effective member of Congress
The non-partisan Center for Effective Lawmaking has named Alaska Congressman Don Young the most effective member of Congress for the 115th Congress.
“Legislative effectiveness” is defined...
Breaking: Dunleavy meets with Trump on Air Force One
President Donald Trump landed in Anchorage this morning for refueling and standard aircraft checks, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy took the opportunity to greet the...
Medicare for all is political malpractice
By ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Democrats running for president in 2020 – along with independent Bernie Sanders – say they support the so-called Medicare For All...
Who can spend your money better: Government or you?
BY ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
The editor and publisher of this publication may recall that I once answered the lefties in the Juneau Empire’s pages with...
PFD ‘payback’ bills get first public hearings
THURSDAY AT 6 PM
The Permanent Fund dividend restoration bills will have their first public hearing on Thursday at 6 pm in the Senate State...