Yearly Archives: 2020
Time to pay attention
By ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
If you seldom pay attention to the Anchorage Assembly’s antics, you may want to start to this week as it deals...
Will Speaker Edgmon honor the signed caucus agreement on redistricting? If not, are there any consequences?
The fix is in: The Redistricting Board that decides political boundaries and the shape of the Alaska Legislature for the next 10 years is...
This endorsement is gold
REP. LADDIE SHAW ENDORSES THREE: KAUFMAN, SUMNER, HOLLAND
It's endorsement season for the Aug. 18 primary, and one of the most valuable sets of endorsements...
Mayoral candidate Dunbar boasts about sister, cousin in Portland moms of anarchy
Anchorage Assembly member Forrest Dunbar, who is running for Anchorage mayor, took to Twitter today to compliment his sister and cousin for joining in...
Kopp loses endorsement of Alaska Family Action
Although Alaska Family Action endorsed Rep. Chuck Kopp in 2018 when he faced a primary challenge from Stephen Duplantis, Kopp has lost the group's...
Three ways to start an online business in uncertain times
With little money, you can try your hand and creativity at an online store.
A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus
By WIN GRUENING
In a few short months, the pandemic upended the world as we knew it. Our routine of work, school, travel, grocery shopping, medical...
Pebble gets its wish: An EIS that says it’s workable
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has said that the Pebble Project is good to go for the next step of permitting.
It won't be...
Atwood Building closing, positive test in building
ALSO, SIX AT ANCHORAGE HEALTH DEPARTMENT GET COVID-19
Only janitorial personnel and security will be in the Atwood Building, which is the main state office...
United Fishermen of Alaska dismiss Gross, endorse Sullivan
The United Fishermen of Alaska announced its endorsement of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Thursday.
The announcement comes as a bit of a body blow...