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Yearly Archives: 2019

Dunleavy press secretary resigns

Matt Shuckerow, the governor's press secretary, has resigned. Friday is his last day, Must Read Alaska has learned ... from a Twitter message from...

Homer Tribune shuts operations

The Homer Tribune, a small-town weekly that was in circulation for nearly 30 years, shuts its doors as of today's issue, making the Cosmic...

Alcohol Beverage Control Board votes to oust director

BUT WILL MARIJUANA BOARD CONCUR? The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board voted to fire Erika McConnell, the director of the Alcohol Marijuana Control Office. The issue...

State employee union gets court to block Dunleavy on union dues collection

RIGHT TO WORK FOUNDATION STEPS UP TO HELP An Anchorage Superior Court judge has granted the Alaska State Employees Association a temporary restraining order to...

State will work to protect employees’ rights

By COMMISSIONER KELLY TSHIBAKA In June 2018, the United States Supreme Court held in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, that state governments violate the First...

Haines ok’s a tax for pot, but no extra tax for booze

CONSERVATIVES GOT OUT THE VOTE TUESDAY Haines Borough voters on Tuesday turned down a tax on alcoholic beverages. But a tax on marijuana products? That...

Bethel says lights out for booze, light up for pot

Bethel voters want stricter rules for alcohol sales in the rural Alaska hub community, but didn't tighten up when the question was asked about...

It’s Mayor Rodney Dial in Ketchikan Borough

 YOU'LL RECOGNIZE HIS NAME FROM THE PALIN YEARS Rodney Dial is the new mayor of the Ketchikan Borough. Dial is a lifelong Alaskan, a veteran,...

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