Yearly Archives: 2021
Can legislators hold two state positions?
By ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
Excuse us for asking, but how is it that two Alaska legislators appear to each be holding two state positions at...
Fact-checking Dunbar: Anchorage’s operating budget cannot be cut?
In a recent televised debate, mayoral candidate Dave Bronson said that he will find ways to trim the municipal budget so the city can...
No CourtView: Malware attack forces Alaska Court System to take services offline
The Alaska Court System temporarily disconnected online services, including its website and the ability to look up case information in CourtView. The servers holding...
Sen. Sullivan weighs in on FBI raid at Homer residence in search of Pelosi laptop
Sen. Dan Sullivan today wrote that he was concerned about the FBI raid on the home of a couple in Homer, Alaska. On his...
Fact-checking Dunbar: Did he vote to open Anchorage due to election? (He says ‘no’)
In a debate with mayoral candidate Dave Bronson on Tuesday, Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar said that his co-sponsorship of an ordinance that relaxed the Anchorage...
House Finance denies statutory PFD
The Alaska House Finance Committee on Thursday said no to an amendment that would have set the Permanent Fund dividend at about $3,000 this...
Sen. Reinbold sued by Chugiak woman for blocking her on Facebook
Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold is suppressing free speech, says Bobbie McDow of Chugiak. The woman says Reinbold has removed McDow's comments from Reinbold's...
Dunleavy signs disaster declaration bill HB 76, then a proclamation: Covid disaster over
With no fanfare, Gov. Mike Dunleavy today signed HB 76, the disaster declaration that enables a robust and nimble statewide Covid-19 response.
Then, with...
Bob Bird: FBI raid on innocent couple shows lawlessness at Department of Justice
By BOB BIRD
Wednesday’s rogue FBI raid on an innocent couple in Homer is an example of what happens when a lawless and completely illegitimate...
Southeast fiber break causes internet outage
Early Thursday afternoon, a subsea fiber optic cable was damaged and Alaska Communications voice, data, and internet service to Southeast Alaska was interrupted. The...