Yearly Archives: 2020
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...
‘Faces of Choice’ ad that wasn’t shown during Super Bowl
A powerful video created to be shown during the Super Bowl LIV broadcast on Fox TV was rejected by the network, but the Faces...
SB 115: Alaska motor fuel tax would double in July
SB 115, sponsored by Sen. Click Bishop of Fairbanks, would raise the motor fuel tax from 8 cents to 16 cents beginning in July...
…And they’re off: Anchorage candidates set for ballot
ALSO, THE 5 PERCENT TAX ON ALCOHOL RE-VOTE
The Jan. 31 filing deadline for the April municipal election in Anchorage has come and gone and...
Mike Gravel cries foul on DNC; has evidence on tape
FORMER ALASKA SENATOR SAYS BLOOMBERG BUYS WAY IN
Former presidential candidate Mike Gravel says the Democratic National Committee emphatically told him that they could...
Plan to fast-track signatures on recall petition hits molasses in January
The Recall Dunleavy Committee had a rough week. After being jubilant over a huge set of wins on Jan. 10, when the committee's lawyers...
Alaska Democrats will have a dozen on their caucus ballot
OR IS IT ELEVEN? ONE CANDIDATE HAS DROPPED
Alaska Democrats taking part in their party's privately run primary on April 4 will have 12 candidates...
How Lisa Murkowski saved the Supreme Court
AND CONGRESS, AND THE REPUBLIC, FOR THAT MATTER
It cannot have been easy, but Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has been here before, with a pivotal...