Monthly Archives: February, 2020
Going to be a rough year
ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
It is noteworthy that a Republican lawmaker from Fairbanks wants to double Alaska’s gasoline tax – currently the lowest in the nation...
Nancy Pelosi and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
SPEAKER PELOSI RIPS STATE OF UNION SPEECH -- DURING SPEECH
It's been a rough few months for Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She was dragged unwillingly into...
Lucinda Mahoney named Commissioner of Revenue
FORMER CFO FOR MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
Gov. Mike Dunleavy today appointed Lucinda Mahoney as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue.
Mahoney has 30 years...
Obsessed: House Democrats fester over AIDEA contract
'POLITICAL THEATER' BREAKS OUT OVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
For nearly a year, left-leaning bloggers and mainstream media have had an obsession with an upbeat Alaskan business...
Mayor Berkowitz endorses Bloomberg for president
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has endorsed billionaire New Yorker Michael Bloomberg for president.
According to Politico, Berkowitz joins former Flint, Michigan Mayor Karen...
What’s the matter with Iowa? Caucus meltdown
What started out with election excitement ended in suspicion and few answers.
The Iowa Caucus of the Democrats went late into the night with...
Fake emergency? Recall group asking Supreme Court to hurry up the hearings
The "legal dream team" at the heart of the effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy believe they have an emergency on their hands, and...
Breaking: Murkowski is a ‘no’ vote; flawed process
"I cannot vote to convict," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski on the Senate floor late Monday afternoon. She said the process has been flawed and...
Rep. Schiff: Trump could give Alaska to the Russians
Rep. Adam Schiff, in his closing arguments to the U.S. Senate today, said that if President Trump is not convicted on the charges brought...
Coronavirus impacts oil, jet fuel demand in China, Asia
VIRUS HAS INFECTED 17,388, DEATHS NOW AT 362
The coronavirus outbreak may cut the demand for oil in China by as much as 250,000 barrels...