Monthly Archives: April, 2021
Fact-checking Dunbar: Did he vote to open Anchorage due to election? (He says ‘no’)
In a debate with mayoral candidate Dave Bronson on Tuesday, Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar said that his co-sponsorship of an ordinance that relaxed the Anchorage...
House Finance denies statutory PFD
The Alaska House Finance Committee on Thursday said no to an amendment that would have set the Permanent Fund dividend at about $3,000 this...
Sen. Reinbold sued by Chugiak woman for blocking her on Facebook
Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold is suppressing free speech, says Bobbie McDow of Chugiak. The woman says Reinbold has removed McDow's comments from Reinbold's...
Dunleavy signs disaster declaration bill HB 76, then a proclamation: Covid disaster over
With no fanfare, Gov. Mike Dunleavy today signed HB 76, the disaster declaration that enables a robust and nimble statewide Covid-19 response.
Then, with...
Bob Bird: FBI raid on innocent couple shows lawlessness at Department of Justice
By BOB BIRD
Wednesday’s rogue FBI raid on an innocent couple in Homer is an example of what happens when a lawless and completely illegitimate...
Southeast fiber break causes internet outage
Early Thursday afternoon, a subsea fiber optic cable was damaged and Alaska Communications voice, data, and internet service to Southeast Alaska was interrupted. The...
Special Assembly meeting Monday to fix mistakes in CARES Act funding
The Anchorage Assembly made mistakes in how it handled the CARES Act money when it played a shell game last year in order to...
Craig Campbell: A sinister game of Covid politics is afoot in Anchorage election
By CRAIG E. CAMPBELL
In what can only be described as a transparent attempt to salvage a crumbling campaign to elect the most liberal mayor...
Breaking: FBI breaks into Homer, Alaska house, looking for Nancy Pelosi’s laptop
A couple in Homer, Alaska reports the FBI raided their home on Wednesday morning looking for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop.
Twelve agents, FBI, Capitol...
Win Gruening: The $162 million consequences of cruise ship petitions
By WIN GRUENING
Like all communities in Alaska, Juneau is looking forward to emerging from the pandemic stronger and healthier than before. After a year of...