Yearly Archives: 2020

TOWN HALL MEETINGS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has an idea for how to pay for the largest budget in Anchorage history: Now that...

The global oil markets reacted ever-so-slightly to the military tensions in the Middle East. After Iran and the United States shared their thoughts with each...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy could be getting his "Trump moment" when it comes to shaping the Alaska Supreme Court. Justice Craig Stowers, one of the court's...

ALASKA SCHOOLS ARE PRODUCING A FAILED SOCIAL ORDER By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO Our public education system no longer promotes the goal of teaching our children how to...

SPECIAL INTERESTS IN A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL By ART CHANCE A friend in a political discussion group I participate in posed a question to the group:...

THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET With the city putting on a full-court press to rake in more money from a proposed 5 percent retail alcohol tax...

After 20 years of serving in the public sector, Rep. Colleen Sullivan-Leonard is ready for a change. Like more time with grandchildren and family. The...

Steve Strait, appointed to the Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission by Gov. Michael Dunleavy last August, submitted his resignation on Dec. 31, saying that the...

CENSUS BUREAU SAYS ALASKA SAW POPULATION DROP LAST YEAR According to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the community in the United States...

With a new year comes a new legislative session, and the calendar is beginning to fill with meetings in advance of the Jan. 21...