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Yearly Archives: 2022

New from CDC: Masks no longer recommended indoors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most people don't need to wear masks indoors any longer. That includes schools. The CDC says that...

Kelly Tshibaka gets standing ovation at ‘Awake, not woke’ CPAC gathering in Orlando

The Alaska Republican challenging Sen. Lisa Murkowski took to the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday in Orlando, bringing a pointed...

Tim Barto: Throwing the baseball out with the bathwater

By TIM BARTO It’s February, a time when pitchers and catchers should be reporting to sunny southern climes for spring training, a benchmark that signals...

Dunleavy at CPAC: Time to declare a national energy emergency and ‘turn the spigots back on’

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., said on Friday that it's time for the...

Colleen Sullivan-Leonard: Tyranny in the House

By COLLEEN SULLIVAN-LEONARD As a former Mat-Su legislator, and, long-time armchair quarterback, I have been involved with the Legislature and legislative process for many years....

Murkowski: Deb Haaland does what White House tells her to do, and ‘We are where we are’ with Biden

Sen. Lisa Murkowski could not not answer the tough question posted by Big Lake Republican Rep. Kevin McCabe this week: Would she change her...

Budget questions: With Alaska oil now over $100, what will Legislature do with all that money? Grow government or pay back the dividends to...

Oil prices soared by over 8 percent on Thursday, with Brent crude hitting over $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, and...

Mask mandate dropped in Alaska Capitol complex

Reversing a decision it made prior to the start of the legislative session, the Legislature's Legislative Council on Wednesday dropped the mask mandate for...

Chugach Electric withdraws its 4% rate increase request

While still blaming Covid economics for its fiscal situation, Chugach Electric Association on Jan. 20 asked the Regulatory Commission of Alaska for permission to...

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