Monthly Archives: January, 2021
Who has filed for Anchorage elected offices so far?
The filing period for Anchorage mayor and school board seats opened on Friday. So far, eight have filed for mayor for the April 6...
Tier 1: What if COVID ended up saving the State millions?
File this under idle speculation: COVID could end up saving the State of Alaska millions of dollars. That's because COVID-19 kills off the elderly...
Alaska’s National Guard goes to DC for inauguration
The Alaska National Guard deploying to Washington, D.C. to guard the incoming president during the inauguration.
But it's typical for Alaska to send National...
Ninth circle of Dante’s hell
By ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Lawmakers are expected to gavel in the 32nd Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Tuesday. You have to wonder who would want...
Republicans kicked out of Capitol meeting rooms by Sen. John Coghill
Republicans caucusing in Alaska's Capitol have been kicked out of the Fahrenkamp and Butrovich committee rooms (203 and 205), based on a complaint made...
SWAT team was standing by for Assembly meeting?
In addition to a major show of police force at Tuesday's Anchorage Assembly meeting, Must Read Alaska has learned through a law enforcement source...
House Republicans staying together at 20, with three days to go until Session 32
The House Republicans issued a press release on Saturday afternoon, saying all 20 Republican are sticking together.
There are actually 21 Republicans in the...
Murkowski to chair ‘Fire Services Caucus’
She may no longer be chair of the powerful Energy and Natural Resources Committee as of Jan. 20, but Sen. Lisa Murkowski is landing...
U.S. State Department: In 2019, Chinese researchers had COVID-19-like illness
The U.S. State Department says that in the autumn of 2019, before the first identified case of COVID-19, several researchers at the Wuhan Institute...
The man to beat for mayor of Anchorage: Forrest Dunbar
Friday was the first day when candidates for Anchorage mayor could officially file for office.
At 10 am, Dave Bronson arrived at City Hall with...