Monthly Archives: January, 2022
Win Gruening: Juneau can’t plow the streets, but plows ahead with cultural arts center extravagant spending
By WIN GRUENING
One would think that after voters nixed a 2019 proposal to give $4.5 million to the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council to...
NCAA tweaks its transgender athlete policy
The NCAA quietly updated its policy for transgender athletes on Wednesday. For college competition, it will use the same model as the U.S. and...
Breaking: Dark money wins as Supreme Court upholds ranked choice voting in Alaska
The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld the election package known as Ballot Measure 2, which involves nonpartisan primaries and ranked-choice general election ballots, and...
Craig Johnson, former House Rules chair, files for House District 10, South Anchorage
The former Rules Committee chair for the Alaska House of Representatives has thrown his name in for House District 10, which is the old...
Biden stumbles, bumbles questions on ‘competence,’ then hints that Putin will invade Ukraine
"Why do you suppose such large segments of the American electorate have come to harbor such profound concerns about your cognitive fitness?" NewsMax reporter...
Niki Tshibaka: Assemblyman Chris Constant pursues racial division as political weapon
By NIKI TSHIBAKA
This weekend, my heart swelled with gratitude for the life Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped make possible for me and my...
Art Chance: In an election year, the ADN is on the hunt for its next ‘National Guard scandal’
By ART CHANCE“Walking Alaska’s Toughest Beat” is the motto of the Alaska Correctional Officers’ Association, the union that represents the uniformed security staff of...
Recall effort against Allard flatlines
The group trying to recall Anchorage Assemblywoman Jamie Allard didn't file their petitions with the Anchorage Assembly Clerk's Office because they could not get...
State of State Address is Jan. 25
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's State of the State Address is scheduled for 7 pm on Jan. 25, according to sources in the Administration. The annual...
Juneau Empire moves 30 percent of home deliveries to U.S. Postal Service
The Juneau Empire announced that 30 percent of subscribers to the physical newspaper will start receiving their newspapers by the U.S. Postal Service. The...