Yearly Archives: 2020
Kenai Republicans officially ask Rep. Knopp to not run as GOP candidate
The rogue Republican representative from District 30 has been asked by his own political party to not run for the Legislature as a Republican.
Rep....
Dunleavy: Travel quarantine can be avoided by pre-travel test for COVID-19
Travelers to Alaska can take a test for COVID-19 before they come to Alaska, and if they have are cleared by the test as...
Protests planned, organizers anticipate tear gas?
Anchorage protests against police brutality are planned for Saturday at least in a couple of locations in Alaska.
One group is meeting at Town...
Anchorage police chief expresses shock at Minneapolis cop behavior
Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll issued a long statement today, decrying the recent apparent police brutality in Minneapolis, where a man died after having...
Pebble stock jumps on news that EPA, Army Corps are making progress on decision
The parent company for the Pebble Project got a big bump in its stock price on Thursday, after a letter from regulators noted that...
Punishment meted by Senate Republican leadership: Conservative members take beating over stimulus vote
Four members of the 14-member Senate Majority are in the doghouse with their Republican leadership because of their votes favoring a stimulus dividend during...
Forbes says Alaska refuses to report nursing home-COVID deaths; but there’s just one little problem
According to Forbes, a venerable business publication, Alaska is hiding its nursing home deaths that are due to COVID-19, the deadly coronavirus that seems...
Jump: 13 new cases diagnosed in one day
COVID-19 cases in Alaska took a big one-day jump with 13 new cases reported, the most since late March.
Seven of the new cases were...
Do over? Mat-Su School Board wants district to do its homework on book selection
THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO ALIGN ITS POLICIES WITH STATE LAW
The Mat-Su School Board put a controversial decision about several controversy-inspiring books on hold for...
Twitter puts warning on Trump, accusing president of glorifying violence
Twitter is now putting warnings on messages broadcasted by President Donald Trump on the Twitter platform.
In the most recent case, Trump wrote about...