Yearly Archives: 2021
One Dept. of Interior moratorium on oil and gas permits to expire on Sunday
The Department of Interior moratorium on processing the more routine oil and gas permits on federal land will expire on Sunday. The moratorium was...
Art Chance: Those boondoggle fast ferry boats sold for a dime-on-the-dollar
By ART CHANCE
I returned to the Executive Branch from the Legislature in December of 1999. It wasn’t a particularly happy reunion; I still disliked and...
Army steps up presence and protection of Alaska, thanks to Sen. Dan Sullivan
The U.S. Army has released its Arctic strategy, “Regaining Arctic Dominance.” The strategy lays out how the Army will generate, train, organize, and equip U.S....
Vaccine passport: Bethel to allow vaccinated passengers only on bus
The "vaccine passport" era has begun, or at least will begin soon in Bethel, Alaska.
While states, airlines companies and Big Tech are pushing for...
Where the American Rescue Plan will be spent in Alaska
According to the White House, the American Rescue Plan will provide Alaska with:
$1.45 billion in state fiscal relief$250 million in local fiscal reliefMore than...
NTSB: Rep. Gary Knopp had severe visual impairments, had failed medical clearance
The late Rep. Gary Knopp, who died in a midair plane collision last July in Soldotna, had been denied a medical certificate by the...
New House rules: That amendment is unconstitutional, since it refers to abortion
In the Alaska House of Representatives, there's a novel interpretation of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure: If a budget committee member thinks a budget...
Jamie Allard: The hour is here for us to decide the future of Anchorage
By JAMIE ALLARD
In the next couple of days, you’ll receive a very important document in the mail – it’s your mail-in ballot for the...
Dan Fagan: There could be a big surprise on Election Day in Anchorage
By DAN FAGAN
If you’ve lost all hope Alaska’s largest city will ever return to the bustling, prosperous, and mostly safe town it once was,...
Running against Anchorage? Forrest Dunbar does massive publicity for Must Read Alaska
Forrest Dunbar, Assemblyman and candidate for Anchorage mayor, has sent a fundraising pitch to every high-propensity voter in Anchorage, telling them that Must Read...