Yearly Archives: 2020
West Side Story: There’s a place for us
By ART CHANCE
One benefit of being incarcerated at home is you get to watch some of those obscure cable channels you pay for. While...
Elective abortions are among optional procedures delayed during COVID-19 emergency
DEMOCRAT SENATORS WANT ABORTIONS TO BE A SPECIAL RIGHT
How does Alaska's "COVID-19 Health Mandate 5.1," cancelling or postponing non-urgent and elective surgical procedures, pertain...
COVID update: 13 new cases
Alaska reported 13 more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the past 24 hours for a total of 226. One more person has been...
COVID-19 hits home: ConocoPhillips demobilizes rig fleet work on Slope
DOYON DRILLING WORKERS TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED
ConocoPhillips announced Tuesday that due to the heightened COVID-19 risk to its North Slope workforce, the company...
Anchorage early results: Allard wins for Eagle River
PRELIMINARY: ASSEMBLY STAYS IN LIBERAL HANDS
With half of the votes counted in the Anchorage Municipal election, it appears that while some races are close,...
Department of Law says North Slope Borough seizure of RavnAir assets is not legal
A Department of Law opinion issued today states that the North Slope Borough doesn't have the authority to seize the property of RavnAir, which...
Finance co-chair doesn’t trust rural Alaskans with early P-Fund dividend
By ANDREW JENSEN
“Have you ever been to the villages at dividend time?”
That was the question posed to me during a phone call from House...
Elijah Verhagen files for House District 6
REP. DAVE TALERICO DECIDES TO PASS ON RUNNING
Elijah Verhagen, a legislative aide from Nenana, has file a letter of intent to run for House...
Daily update: 22 new cases for total of 213 in Alaska
A jump in cases in the past 24 hours brought the total cases of COVID-19 in Alaska to 213. On Monday, only six new...
State budget trimmed back close to size Dunleavy originally proposed
MOST LEGISLATIVE ADD-ONS VETOED
Gov. Mike Dunleavy today announced he is signing a budget that is about the same size as the one he proposed...