Monthly Archives: May, 2021
MRAK declares Dave Bronson winner of Anchorage mayoral election
Dave Bronson gained another 9 vote lead on Wednesday to increase his advantage over Forrest Dunbar. Bronson now is 1,221 votes ahead and far...
Commercial hemp law passes Alaska legislature, 58-2
A bill allowing for more business opportunities for industrial hemp, was passed by the Alaska Legislature today.
SB 27, if signed by the governor, would...
Assembly buys building for Alaska Black Caucus with American Rescue Plan monies
To prevent Mayor-elect Dave Bronson from having input on how American Rescue Plan funds are used, the Anchorage Assembly approved $51.1 million in spending...
Health and Social Services website attacked, services disrupted
The Department of Health and Social Services website has been taken offline due to a malware attack.
The attack comes three weeks after the Alaska...
It’s complicated: Will it be the $1K PFD in Senate, or zero dividend from House?
The Senate Finance Committee is sending to the Senate floor a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend proposal, yet another arbitrarily determined amount that has nothing...
Slow roll: Muni Clerk has only counted 2,600 ballots since Friday, with nearly 2,000 to go
The Anchorage Municipal Clerk released a new ballot count today: Her election office counted another 2,600 ballots in the Anchorage mayoral runoff election between...
The wisdom of the electorate: The Marxist vs. the marketplace
By MIKE ROBBINS
I, too, was surprised at the tone the Anchorage Daily News took toward Mayor-elect Dave Bronson this weekend, telling him that he doesn’t...
Courtview is back
The Alaska Court System's Courtview website, which was offline for about three weeks after a cyberattack, is back.
That means the public has the...
Acting mayor rushing through ARP expenditures before new mayor sworn in
At tonight's special Anchorage Assembly meeting, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson will ask the Assembly to approve the allocations for the $51.1 million in American...
Interior reversal: Native Vietnam vets can apply for their land allotments
The Biden Administration, bowing to stinging criticism, has done a 180-degree turn on a decision it made that was deeply hurtful to Alaska Native...