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Yearly Archives: 2021

Gov. Dunleavy says he won’t sign this flawed budget, as layoff notices go out to state workers

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says that the budget, without an agreed-on effective date, is unacceptable because it means the government will shut down until September....

Event: Bronson to hold town hall on his ending homelessness plan

Mayor-Elect Dave Bronson and transition team leader for homelessness Dr. John Morris will host a community dialogue Thursday, June 17 from 5-7 pm at...

Rick Whitbeck: Russia builds pipelines, as Biden stifles oil production in Alaska

By RICK WHITBECK / THE DAILY CALLER Anyone who turned on the news or opened a newspaper during the Trump presidency heard “Russia” on an...

Culture wars continue as Colorado cake artist being sued in court for not celebrating gender transition with a special cake

Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips won in the U.S. Supreme Court after the Colorado Civil Rights Commission took action against him because he declined...

After the budget and the tiny PFD, each lawmaker gets $8,700 for special session

Immediately after the Senate passed a budget that is partly unfunded, and a Permanent Fund dividend that is arguably the smallest in Alaska history,...

The math: The Legislature’s $525 dividend is worth only $195 in 1984 dollars

The third year that the Permanent Fund dividend was issued, 1984, it was the lowest in history at $331.29. If this year's dividend was...

Congress adds a holiday for federal employees: Juneteenth

Don't try calling any federal office on June 19. It's going to be a paid holiday. The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, a bill that...

Murkowski, women VIP lawmakers hosted by VP Kamala Harris for annual lunch

A bipartisan luncheon for women serving in the U.S. Senate was hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of...

Senate protest vote: $525 dividend shows conference committee failed in its negotiations on the budget

Sen. Natasha von Imhof, in an impassioned but brief speech on the Senate floor today, implored her colleagues to vote in favor of the...

Zaletel recall moving forward

Undaunted by the failed attempt to recall Anchorage Assemblyman Felix Rivera, Anchorage resident Russell Biggs is moving ahead with a recall petition to remove...

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