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Yearly Archives: 2022

Notes from the trail: On Don Young’s birthday, Washington Post expands on wild congressional race in Alaska

With two days left in the special congressional primary of 2022, today is the late Congressman Don Young's birthday. He would be 89. Media notes:...

Art Chance: The Danger Zone

By ART CHANCEI go to see a movie at the theater every couple of years; they’re overpriced, the service sucks, and the audience is...

Commissioner of Education takes job out of state

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy today expressed his gratitude and appreciation to Commissioner Dr. Michael Johnson, who is departing from his role as commissioner of...

Rep. Chris Tuck drops out of House District 13 race

After over a decade of serving a south-central portion of Anchorage in the Legislature, Rep. Chris Tuck is leaving office. Redistricting put him into...

Speak only when spoken to, kids: Youth Advisory Commission is takeover target for Anchorage Assembly

It's not enough to pass an ordinance -- AO 2022-60 -- that will give the Assembly a path to impeach a duly elected mayor....

Alaska AG Taylor joins case with other states to ban ‘sanctuary cities,’ after Miami judge calls the ban racist

By BETHANY BLANKLEY | THE CENTER SQUARE  Seventeen Republican attorneys general, including Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, have filed an amicus brief with the 11th...

Bethany Marcum: Best and worst of 2022 legislative session

By BETHANY MARCUM As is often the case, there was no shortage of bills introduced to the 32nd Legislature (which comprises 2021 and 2022). Not counting...

Bipartisan: Celebrating reading, Dunleavy and legislators tout Alaska Reads Act, and he autographs books for the kids at elementary school

The first teacher to be an Alaska governor was right at home: Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in the the library in Turnagain Elementary School in...

Paulette Schurech: Why rural Alaska is leaving Murkowski

By PAULETTE SCHURECH In 2010, when Sen. Lisa Murkowski needed help for her write-in campaign, I thought enough of her to run that effort in...

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