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Yearly Archives: 2019

Why did Murkowski skip ‘born alive’ bill vote?

This week, Sen. Lisa Murkowski skipped an important vote on the Senate floor on a bill that made the front page of every newspaper...

Dermot alleging SB 21 has failed stretches truth to breaking point

Dermot Cole, whose anti-oil position has been his journalistic super power for decades, took another stab at oil when he wrote "SB 21 was...

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...

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