Monthly Archives: July, 2021
Another one: District 29 Republicans endorse Tshibaka for U.S. Senate
District 29 Republicans, deep in the red heart of the Kenai Peninsula, have endorsed Kelly Tshibaka for U.S. Senate. Tshibaka is challenging Sen. Lisa...
Attorney General Merrick Garland places moratorium on federal executions
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued a moratorium on federal executions, while a review of the Justice Department’s policies and procedures is pending.
“The...
Breaking: Dunleavy vetoes the $525 PFD, and also cuts legislators’ per diem for this fiscal year
Gov. Dunleavy said the Legislature didn't do its job when it settled for a $525 Permanent Fund dividend for Alaskans.
Thus, he made a...
State of Alaska will pay for genital mutilation due to recent Medicaid settlement
The State of Alaska has settled with a trio of people with gender dysphoria who are Medicaid clients and who demanded the government pay...
State Department will allow an ‘X’ gender designation on passports
The U.S. State Department announced today that it will work toward adding an "X" gender designation for those people who say they are "non-binary,...
Craig Campbell resigns from Alaska Railroad board of directors
The chief of staff to Mayor Dave Bronson said today that he has resigned from the board of the Alaska Railroad. Craig Campbell was...
Mayor Bronson declares Anchorage a Second Amendment sanctuary city
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson today said he will ask the Anchorage Assembly for $15 million to pay for a transition center, where homeless people...
Governor pans the nominees for Supreme Court justices, wants new names
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy today asked the Alaska Judicial Council to reconsider their nominations to the Alaska Supreme Court. He said the choices given...
It’s official: Mayor Dave Bronson takes oath of office, begins day of inaugural events
Mayor Dave Bronson was made official Thursday morning, with a brief swearing in ceremony at a conference room in the Marriott Hotel. The event...
The plea deal of Ashley Johnson-Barr’s murderer also requires something from our society to consider: The signs were there
By MICHAEL DUXBURY
When the plea deal announced, I awoke at 3:30 am to get ready for work and saw the news: Ashley Johnson-Barr's murderer pleaded...