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Monthly Archives: June, 2021

Alexander Dolitsky: You’ll find narrow-minded people anywhere, but America is not an anti-Semitic country

By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY As a little Jewish boy in Kiev, Ukraine in the 1950s and 1960s, I often questioned myself for the reasons of the...

Judicial Council seeks new judge applicants

Judge applicants are being sought for the Juneau, Utqiagvik, and Anchorage Superior Courts for vacancies expected to occur with the upcoming retirements of Juneau...

Dunleavy distributes CARES Act funds for public safety

Gov. Mike Dunleavy distributed federal and state funds prioritizing Alaskans’ public safety as the 2021 fiscal year nears closure. Some $2.4 million in state...

Should governor follow Alaska Constitution on budget date, or ignore? Attorney General asks Superior Court to decide

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor asked the Alaska Superior Court today to clarify whether, despite a failed effective date in the 2022 state budget,...

Syphilis cases spiked in 2020 during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns in Alaska

Social distancing? Not so much in Alaska last year. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services says the number of syphilis cases in...

Ninth Circuit reverses a key decision on Pebble Mine

Pebble is a proposed mine in Western Alaska that is being litigated through politics and the court system, with layers of lawsuits and briefings...

Airlines ask Justice Dept. to crack down on unruly, mask-flouting passengers

Airlines are tired of their misbehaving customers, and their customers are evidently tired of them and misbehaving even more. The behavior of airline passengers...

SIXWIRE will headline block party to celebrate new mayor’s inauguration

SIXWIRE, a country rock band from Nashville, will be headlining a big community-wide block party in Anchorage on July 1. Instead of having a...

Which state votes most Democrat? The one where Alaskans go to get away from winter

Hawaii is rated as the most Democrat-leaning state in the nation.  According to World Population Review, Hawaiians vote for Democrat candidates 18 percent more than...

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