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Yearly Archives: 2019

Alaska Native Vietnam vets will finally get their land allotments

TRUMP SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT THIS ITEM IN MAJOR LANDS BILL SIGNING Legislation signed Tuesday by President Donald Trump will give 2,800 Alaska Native veterans --...

House members still raising money for campaigns?

IT'S A VIOLATION, BUT HEY, THEY'RE IN THE DEMOCRAT MAJORITY Four members of the House Democrat-led majority are in apparent violation of the law. Reps....

Anchorage voters to decide: 5 percent tax on alcohol?

PROPOSITION 9 WOULD REQUIRE A 50+1 MAJORITY The ballots are in the mail, and before April 2, Anchorage voters will be deciding whether to levy...

Fairbanks radical fems, transgenders ‘hrrrl insults’ against mayor

 CIVILITY CRUMBLES AS F-BOMBS, THREATS OF VIOLENCE RISE A group of radical feminists and angry transgender individuals hurled insults on Facebook during the group's live...

‘Popping and spewing,’ Tarr lectures rural Alaskans

URBAN REP. SAYS IT'S A 'FALSE CHOICE' BETWEEN SERVICES NEEDED AND REVENUES TO PAY Rep. Geran Tarr, co-chair of House Resources, gave a detailed explanation...

What tribal sovereignty is — and isn’t

ALASKA NEEDS A PRIMER ON DOING BUSINESS IN AND OUT OF INDIAN COUNTRY By MARY BISHOP GUEST CONTRIBUTOR For the past 30 years I have been an...

With Dunleavy budget, Alaskans are talking about priorities

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR As Alaskans take various and mostly predictable positions on Gov. Michael Dunleavy’s proposed budget reductions, a theme seems to be emerging...

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...

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