Monthly Archives: January, 2021
Update: Who has filed for office in Anchorage
Anchorage municipal elections are underway. The filing deadline is Friday, Jan. 29. Ballots will be sent in the mail to all registered voters...
Biden order: Masks mandated on federal land
On his first day as president, Joe Biden mandated all shall wear face coverings when in federal buildings or facilities, or on federal lands.
"'Federal...
Delegation issues rebuke to Biden over cancelled oil
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Congressman Don Young, issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced a temporary moratorium on...
More Alaskans vaccinated today than who have had the coronavirus in past year
Alaska now has more people vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus than who have contracted the virus.
The 49th state is ranked first in the...
1963: A year of a 20-20 House split and how it was resolved
2021 year is not the only year when the Alaska House of Representatives is split 20-20 between caucuses.
In 1963, the House had the same...
Two reactions to Biden’s first day in office — one from Gov. Dunleavy, one Murkowski
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Gov. Mike Dunleavy today issued very different statements about the first day of the Biden-Harris Administration.
Murkowski was gracious and...
With Biden in, Democrats turn their focus to Dunleavy, with petition, lobbyists
The Democrats in Alaska are rattling their chains to take out Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
On the eve of the inauguration of Joe Biden as president,...
Breaking: Biden to put moratorium on ANWR on Wednesday afternoon
President-elect Joe Biden is going to sign an executive order placing a moratorium on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Must Read Alaska...
Mayor shuts down City Hall on Inauguration Day
Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson has closed Anchorage City Hall on Wednesday, Inauguration Day.
The memo to staff said City Hall is not only closed to...
Leases issued for ANWR coastal plain oil and gas
The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it signed and issued leases on nine of the tracts that received qualifying bids from the first-ever oil and gas lease...