Yearly Archives: 2020
Bomb threat closes Anchorage airport, but none found on Taiwan-bound jet
Law enforcement officials in Anchorage responded to a bomb threat to a China Air cargo flight on Saturday.
The plane had been diverted to Ted...
Alaska flunking U.S. Census, only 37% responding, compared to 54% in U.S.
CONGRESSMAN DON YOUNG SAYS WE NEED TO STEP IT UP
The state of Alaska may have had a drop in population, but looking at the...
AG says it doesn’t matter if ‘Our Fair Share’ broke law, oil tax hike goes to ballot
The Attorney General of Alaska said it is not important that signatures were gathered illegally on the oil tax initiative that is heading for...
PFD online applications hit all-time high last month
Roughly 604,000 Alaskans filed for their Permanent Fund dividends online this year, an all-tine high for online filers.
The Dunleavy Administration had extended the...
COVID-19 update: Zero on Wednesday, 9 on Thursday
After a day without any COVID-19 cases being diagnosed in Alaska, the brief respite was broken with nine cases diagnosed on Thursday, according to...
Right-on-right ‘RINO Safari’ group gets fined by APOC
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has filed a complaint against Anchorage political operative Michael Chambers for failing to file reports in support of 2020...
Recover Alaska promoted alcohol tax illegally, APOC complaint says
A group that campaigned for an alcohol tax in Anchorage is the subject of a complaint from the staff of the Alaska Public Offices...
Ban Camp: Mayor shows up with cops, masks, signage
Two days after the Anchorage Assembly ordered Mayor Ethan Berkowitz to clear the vagrant encampments in the downtown area, the work began.
On site...
AIDEA shakeup: Boutin out
Tom Boutin was fired from his job as the head of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority today, Must Read Alaska has learned.
Boutin...
Economic recovery: Parnell/Begich report says ‘get cash out to Alaskans’
With more than 70,000 Alaskans now having applied for unemployment, getting more cash directly to Alaskans is one of the first of several recommendations...