Yearly Archives: 2020
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...
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...