Monthly Archives: February, 2020
Sen. Sullivan doubles down: 16 Democrat senators want to impoverish Alaskans
Sen. Dan Sullivan took environmental hypocrites to task today during a hearing in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday.
He rebuked...
I’m a survivor of abortion and I can speak for myself
By REP. KELLY MERRICK
I’ve always wondered what went through my 16-year-old mother’s mind when she found out she was pregnant. Did a doctor tell...
AOC womansplains the bootstrap idiom
You've heard the saying "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" to explain how you can succeed by working hard and using your own resourcefulness,...
Hilcorp-BP testimony that prompted eco-lobby to drop F-bomb on Power the Future
During the public testimony at the Regulatory Commission of Alaska concerning the purchase of BP assets in Alaska by Hilcorp, Rick Whitback, representing Power...
Blistering report on ARCS conversion upsets Democrats on House committee
DIGITAL CONVERSION PROJECT AFTER 6 YEARS IS HALF BAKED?
Commissioner of Administration Kelly Tshibaka says state has given more than $4.6 million to Alaska Public...
Sullivan votes to acquit, says framers of Constitution warned of partisan dangers
Alaska Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski both voted on Wednesday to acquit the president for the charges brought by the House Democrats.
Sullivan released...
Forest fires, Walker’s Medicaid expansion drives supplemental budget
It's not just the costliest forest fire season in America in 2019 that has driven the supplemental budget past $262 million.
It's the residual effect...
Stroll through Alaska’s startling education statistics
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO
This column is the first of four-part series exploring current data presented on the Department of Education and Early Development website. The...
Donald Trump Jr. auctioning off an Alaska deer hunt to benefit youth program
Donald Trump Jr. is traveling to Southeast Alaska for a deer hunt with his son in November, to take place after the Nov. 3...
Senator Shower stripped of staff by Senate leadership
"The beatings will continue until morale improves," or so goes the old saying.
That seems to be especially apropos among the Republican Party's group...