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Yearly Archives: 2019

‘Thanks a Million’ victory cruise for John Sturgeon legal fees

HEAD TO FAIRBANKS AND GO ON THE RIVERBOAT DISCOVERY II WITH A FOLK HERO John Sturgeon battled for over a decade for Alaskans and their...

Human Rights Commission disarray: Hostile work environment?

The Human Rights Commission is once again in turmoil, after Executive Director Marilyn Stewart was shown the door after just two weeks on the...

House Majority adds $284 million back to budget

PFD IS IN SEPARATE BILL AND IS NOW $1,605 PER ELIGIBLE ALASKAN A bill that was originally intended to fund the Permanent Fund dividend ended...

Berkowitz declares state of civil emergency

Last week, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz all but gave his blessing to the Occupy to Overcome group that had set up a tent city on...

Human Rights Commission upheaval: Stewart is out as executive director

The Alaska Human Rights Commission today voted 4-3 to remove Marilyn Stewart as executive director, after she had only spent two weeks on the...

IBU calls strike, State says it would be an illegal strike

The Inland Boatman's Union has called a strike, as a result of the impasse between the State and the union.  Word has reached Must...

Coast Guard bill passes House, onward to Senate

The U.S. House passed H.R. 3409 – the Coast Guard Authorization Act, with funding for the Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission through 2021....

State, ferry workers at impasse; strike imminent

STATE TYING UP BOATS, REFUNDING TICKETS Talks are now at an impasse between the State of Alaska and the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU),...

MRAK Almanac: Southeast Alaska State Fair

The MRAK Almanac is your place for political, cultural, and civic events, events where you’ll meet political leaders or, if you are interested in getting to...

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