Yearly Archives: 2021
Special Assembly meeting Monday to fix mistakes in CARES Act funding
The Anchorage Assembly made mistakes in how it handled the CARES Act money when it played a shell game last year in order to...
Craig Campbell: A sinister game of Covid politics is afoot in Anchorage election
By CRAIG E. CAMPBELL
In what can only be described as a transparent attempt to salvage a crumbling campaign to elect the most liberal mayor...
Breaking: FBI breaks into Homer, Alaska house, looking for Nancy Pelosi’s laptop
A couple in Homer, Alaska reports the FBI raided their home on Wednesday morning looking for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop.
Twelve agents, FBI, Capitol...
Win Gruening: The $162 million consequences of cruise ship petitions
By WIN GRUENING
Like all communities in Alaska, Juneau is looking forward to emerging from the pandemic stronger and healthier than before. After a year of...
Sullivan to Biden: Kerry must be investigated over leaks to Iran
A letter signed by U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and 17 other senators asks President Joe Biden to investigate whether John Kerry, Biden's special climate...
69 percent in Juneau say community is in economic crisis
More than two in three Juneauites (69%) believe the community is in an economic crisis. Also, 87 percent said the Assembly should focus on...
Two questions on the municipal tax cap
By BOB MAIER
L = (T – d - e) x (1 + C + P)
And that, dear mathematicians, is the formula for the annual...
Fight night: Bronson debates Dunbar (and moderator Palsha) in lively ‘conversation’
Dave Bronson, running for Anchorage mayor, found he was debating both his opponent Forrest Dunbar and moderator Rebecca Palsha, as the KTUU-Alaska's News Source...
Redistricting board members decide to gerrymander Judicial Council process to block governor’s nominee Kristie Babcock
Two members of the Alaska Redistricting Board testified today against Gov. Mike Dunleavy's nominee to the Alaska Judicial Council. Nicole Borromeo and Melanie Bahnke...
Double dipping: Reps. Liz Snyder, Geran Tarr dabbling in state employment on the side
Alaska lawmakers cannot hold two taxpayer-funded positions at the same time. It says so in the Alaska Constitution. That means if you work for...