Yearly Archives: 2021
Rep. Rasmussen dials it in, due to ‘close contact’ with … Covid?
Rep. Sara Rasmussen was a little vague. She didn't say "what" she had a close contact with, but the inference is that it's with...
Recall Dunleavy Committee, ‘with heavy heart’ folds up shop after admitting it failed
In a letter to supporters Wednesday morning, the Recall Dunleavy Committee admitted defeat, saying it would not be able to get the signatures in...
Balls of steel: Mayor Bronson is denied his library director, but shocks Assembly when he makes Sami Graham his new chief of staff
After an hour of debate, the Anchorage Assembly voted down Sami Graham as the city librarian. But then, Mayor Dave Bronson asked for a...
Working group plan is dead, Legislature is a free-for-all on appropriation bill
Rep. Bryce Edmgon, who chairs the House Rules Committee, has dug in his heels: He won't move anything out of his Rules Committee that...
Redistricting Board starts mulling Southeast Alaska boundaries
On the second of a two-day meeting, the group tasked with redrawing Alaska's political boundaries discussed how to add enough people to Southeast Alaska...
More details released on shooting of trooper in Anchor Point
Troopers have released details about the events that preceded a man shooting at an Alaska State Trooper on Aug. 23, when an Alaska State...
Zaletel adds sneak item to Assembly agenda: Mandatory masks in Muni
Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel put a "laid on the table," which is a last-minute agenda item, into the Assembly meeting packet: It's an ordinance requesting...
Breaking: Troopers arrest man wanted for shooting trooper
Alaska State Troopers arrested 60-year-old Anchor Point resident Bret Herrick in Anchor Point at a residence at about 8:40 am Tuesday. Herrick was...
Barbara Haney: Alaska should not have to enact an income tax to pay for government
By BARBARA HANEY
In the recent revenue discussions in Alaska, there have been attempts to popularize the notion that economists judge taxes based on distributional...
Covid vaccine added to list of shots students must have to live in UAA dorms
Move-in weekend just ended for the University of Alaska Anchorage dorms, and there was a new item students living in university housing need to...