Yearly Archives: 2022

Fritz Pettyjohn: Do we trust Alaskans to decide the dividend question?

Suzanne Downing - January 20, 2022 51

By FRITZ PETTYJOHN In Alaska, lawyers decide who gets to be a judge. They control the Judicial Council and they use that control to prevent...

Win Gruening: Juneau can’t plow the streets, but plows ahead with cultural arts center extravagant spending

SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR - January 20, 2022 7

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

Suzanne Downing - January 20, 2022 21

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

Suzanne Downing - January 19, 2022 127

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

Suzanne Downing - January 19, 2022 11

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

Suzanne Downing - January 19, 2022 22

"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

SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR - January 19, 2022 30

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’

SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR - January 19, 2022 10

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

Suzanne Downing - January 19, 2022 16

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...

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Burial grounds or compost dump? Haines Planning Commission rubber stamps eco-NGO takeover

Republican district leaders lose faith in Rep. Elexie Moore, begin to withdraw endorsement over key votes

Billions for Alaska: Oil royalties win from Nick Begich and why it matters for Alaska’s future

Supreme Court hands win to states rights

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Burial grounds or compost dump? Haines Planning Commission rubber stamps eco-NGO takeover

Republican district leaders lose faith in Rep. Elexie Moore, begin to withdraw endorsement over key votes

Billions for Alaska: Oil royalties win from Nick Begich and why it matters for Alaska’s future