Yearly Archives: 2019
Earthquake damage? You’ve got more time to file for assistance
(2-minute read) DUNLEAVY EXTENDS EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY APPLICATION DEADLINE
Gov. Michael Dunleavy today extended the application period for the State of Alaska’s Individual Assistance Program for...
Dunleavy submits supplemental budget with a twist: Some cuts
(3-minute read) TRIMS SPENDING TO SCHOOLS, PUTS IT TOWARD EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY
Today, Gov. Michael Dunleavy introduced his Fiscal Year 2019 Supplemental Budget, which was unusual...
Murkowski introduces bill to pass the Equal Rights Amendment
(4-minute read) WILL BE CHAMPIONED BY ABORTION ADVOCATES AND TRANSGENDERED
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, introduced of Senate Resolution 6, which...
Rep. Knopp explains why he rejects Republicans
CALLS FOR A 50-50 SPLIT CAUCUS
In a column that ran in the Kenai Peninsula-Clarion, Rep. Gary Knopp, District 30, explains why he doesn't believe...
Quoth the Raven
(2-minute read) ALASKA'S STATE BIRD JUST ISN'T SEXY ENOUGH? TAKE OUR POLL
I'll admit it. When I'm eyeball to eyeball with an adult raven on...
State, Pharmacy Board tell pharmacies: ‘Fill legitimate opioid prescriptions’
(8-minute read) BUT PROBLEM IS DEEPER -- WHOLESALERS ARE CUTTING SUPPLY
In what has emerged as a crisis within a crisis, patients with chronic pain...
After Medicaid expansion: Alaskans are failing the health test
(3-minute read) HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, NOT MUCH YET TO SHOW
Alaskans are surviving cancer better, are slapping each other less, and are quitting...
Who’s doing the vetting?
THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Two recent flubs are beginning to make us wonder: Who is doing the vetting of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s political appointments for...
Franklin Graham to headline Governors Prayer Breakfast
(2-minute read)
The president of Samaritan's Purse, Franklin Graham, will be the keynote speaker at the Governors Prayer Breakfast on March 23 in Anchorage. The...
Uber, Lyft fees to soar at Anchorage airport
(2-minute read) COMMENT PERIOD ENDS JAN 31
Independent ride-sharing drivers may have to charge their riders $2.50 more to be picked up and dropped off...