Monthly Archives: August, 2021
Sullivan demands answers from Biden on why 200 Americans are ‘forsaken’ by him
Sen. Dan Sullivan, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and...
Association of Alaska School Boards: ‘No Covid vax, no attending events’
The Association of Alaska School Boards has a new vaccine passport policy for its upcoming events, academics, and conferences: If school board members don't...
Mayor Bronson rescinds two workplace policies that were 11th-hour moves from last administration
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson today rescinded two workplace policies hastily established by the previous administration of temporary Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson: Paid Parental Leave and...
Calls, texts flood veterans’ crisis line
The primary crisis hotline for veterans experienced a 98 percent increase in the number of texts that it received during the last two weeks...
The check will bounce: Alaska House passes $1,100 dividend with money that isn’t there
The bill to fund the Permanent Fund dividend may have the governor's name on it, but it's not his bill anymore. HB3003 pays Alaskans...
Rep. Liz Snyder was in favor of statutory PFD, until she wasn’t, and voted against it
Rep. Liz Snyder, who ran for office and spent $750,000 to win House District 27 away from former Rep. Lance Pruitt, ran on a...
James Kaufman: My vote on HB-3003
By JAMES KAUFMAN
As an elected State Representative who has been in the middle of the big debate about the fiscal policy of the State...
Alexander Dolitsky: Nationalism in America, Alaska, and around the world
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY
History teaches us that nations can be like people. While having many things in common, each is unique. As with people, a...
Governor’s Office staff must monitor and test for Covid-19
A new Governor's Office policy, intended to keep Covid-19 from spreading in the workplace, says that workers who are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms or who...
Sullivan: ‘Never thought I’d see the day’ when U.S. government left citizens behind
Sen. Dan Sullivan, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the departure of the last U.S. military...