Yearly Archives: 2021
Hats off to Mr. Simmons
By ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET
It is not often we can add a hero to our pantheon of heroes who, with humor and grace, have tweaked...
Pebbled: The secret history of ANWR and the human hand that shaped it
By MARK HAMILTON
(Editor’s note: This is the third in a series by Mark Hamilton about the history of the Pebble Project in Alaska.)
Very few...
Ballot Measure 2 strikes Dunbar campaign, forced to admit its dark money is from Outside Alaska
New campaign finance laws known as Ballot Measure 2, passed by voters in November, are beginning to sting the Forrest Dunbar campaign.
In the current...
Final: Bronson – 24,491, Dunbar -22,975
The final election tally from the Anchorage Clerk's Office was posted Friday, and Dave Bronson is still two percentage points ahead of Forrest Dunbar...
Bronson fundraiser hits $32,000 as momentum builds with Robbins’ help
A fundraiser at Saint Coyote restaurant in Anchorage on Thursday, hosted by Mike Robbins, hauled in dozens of donations, for a total of $32,630...
Free shots for tourists: Dunleavy expands on details of plan to save small tourism businesses with ARP funds
Alaska's small tourism business owners are hurting, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he knows time is running out for many of them. With no...
Murkowski raises $380,687 in first quarter, as Tshibaka raises $214,844 in three days
As the 2022 midterm election cycle begins with required quarterly reports, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's first quarter fundraising report to the Federal Elections Commission...
Muni tells homeowner he must remove Bronson sign from his house. What does he do?
A municipal code enforcer sent a letter to Jay Simmons, telling him that his standard 4x8 Bronson for Mayor sign was too big and...
Win Gruening: Voter suppression or election integrity? The ‘woke’ battle rages in Georgia
By WIN GRUENING
The latest battle in "woke" politics is the hyperbolic response to Georgia’s recently passed voting law. The legislation addresses perfectly rational concerns about...
Sen. Shower introduces election bill that allows use of tribal ID and ballot ‘curing’
Sen. Mike Shower has unveiled a new version of Senate Bill 39 – proposed legislation to make Alaska’s election system more secure, protect voter data, and...