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Yearly Archives: 2019

Gov. Dunleavy follows through on campaign commitments

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Much of the reaction to Gov. Dunleavy’s proposed budget was more than predictable…it was inevitable and even calculated.  Some of it...

House Finance came ready to have a conversation

NO SARCASM, JUST DECORUM IN COMMITTEE After the theatrics in Senate Finance Committee earlier on Monday, when some senators took the opportunity to lecture and...

Slanted survey: More Americans worry about climate warming

(3-minute read) YALE U. GROUP STUDIES HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND Six in 10 Americans are either “alarmed” or “concerned” about a warming global climate,...

Prisoner gender reassignment bill gets ‘death by committee’

SPEAKER EDGMON REFERS IT TO THREE COMMITTEES Rep. George Rauscher of Sutton offered a flurry of bills this session, and one of them is sure...

Rookie mistake: Bernie Sanders misplaces Alaska, Hawaii

(1-minute read) EASY TO OVERLOOK 49 AND 50 Sen. Bernie Sanders has exploded back on the scene, raising $6 million on his first day after...

Pebble environmental impact statement released

(2-minute read) DRAFT SHOWS NO MAJOR HURDLES The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pebble Project has been released by the U.S. Army Corps of...

Sullivan: Congress funds new icebreakers

SEWARD AND KODIAK WILL GET INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS A major appropriations package passed Congress last week that included $655 million for the design and construction of...

Governor’s Permanent Fund pay-back bill sent to three House committees

COULD BE DEATH KNELL FOR RETURN OF PAST FUNDS TO ALASKANS Gov. Michael Dunleavy's bills to pay back the portion of the Permanent Fund dividend...

Beltrami sets his union sights on Seward

ELECTION COMING: AFL-CIO WANTS TO ORGANIZE LOCAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES By ART CHANCE SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Vince Beltrami, AFL-CIO president for Alaska, is looking for new worlds to conquer. Vinnie...

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