Yearly Archives: 2021
Breaking: Biden vaccine mandate halted by appeals court in major blow to president
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans today put a temporary injunction on the Joe Biden vaccine mandate for businesses with more...
Rep. Ken McCarty and Sharon Jackson file for new Eagle River Senate seat
Three's a crowd? Rep. Ken McCarty and Sharon Jackson have filed letters of intent to run for Senate Seat L, a seat that has...
Joe Gerace confirmed for Health Department
Joe Gerace has been confirmed as Anchorage Health Department director, after an Anchorage Assembly 2-hour executive session that lasted from 10:30 am to 1...
Leigh Sloan: Parents’ rights in education shall not be infringed
By LEIGH SLOAN
Terry McAuliffe, the recently comfortable Democrat governor of Virginia, thought he had his reelection in the bag. It had been over 10...
Murkowski formally announces campaign
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski today formally announced she is a candidate for 2022. She said that this will be one of her toughest campaigns...
Tim Barto: Remembering the storied 442nd and some family history on Veterans Day
By TIM BARTO
A couple decades ago, my wife and I took our children to Hawaii to attend a wedding on my wife’s side of...
Rob Myers: Permanent Fund dividend is a symbol of all our problems
By SEN. ROB MYERS
Since I entered the government arena last year, I have been saying that the Permanent Fund dividend is not our only...
Rep. Kelly Merrick files for Senate for Eagle River-Chugiak
Eagle River Rep. Kelly Merrick has filed to run for Senate. She made it clear today in a filing with the Alaska Public Offices...
Find your new House, Senate district under new political boundary maps now set
As prepared by the Alaska Redistricting Board on Nov. 10, 2021, the political boundaries for House and Senate districts have shifted to accommodate changing...
Vaccine breakthrough cases continue to climb: Over 13,000 since January
Through the end of September 2021, a total of 13,265 Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough cases were documented among Alaska residents, according to the Alaska Department...