Yearly Archives: 2022
House passes bill naming volcano after Don Young
Alaska Congressman Don Young, who died on March 18 at the age of 88, will be honored by having a volcano in the Aleutian...
Some senators balk at omnibus spending bill: $1.7 trillion, 4,100 pages, and full of earmarks to shock taxpayers
The Wall Street Journal calls it the "ugliest omnibus bill ever." Congress will pass a 4,155-page bill most members will never read.
That's more...
Anchorage Assembly plans investigation of accusations made by former city manager over contract improprieties
Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance and Vice Chair Christopher Constant issued a statement regarding the termination of Municipal Manager Amy Demboski and her subsequent revelations...
AIDEA, Alaska’s development agency, brings on Randy Ruaro as executive director
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Board of Directors announced the appointment of Randy Ruaro as the new AIDEA executive director, effective Jan....
Mike Dunleavy: Alaska’s map to clean hydrogen leadership
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY
Alaska, at the Northwest corner of the U.S., and hydrogen, at the top left of the periodic table, share more than...
Marine Corps going post-gender, may ditch ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’
A new academic report on efforts to integrate Marine Corps boot camp recommends dropping gender-specific salutations for drill instructors, but service leaders are not convinced they...
At Anchorage City Hall, not a Merry Christmas, but hopefully a better New Year
By SUZANNE DOWNING | MUST READ ALASKA
The dysfunction in the Bronson Administration at Anchorage City Hall came to a head last week, when the...
Anchorage School District whittles budget deficit, but will likely look to your PFD to make up the difference
By DAVID BOYLE
And just like that, the Anchorage School District was able to reduce the former $68 million deficit by $20 million. Now the...
Murkowski donates tainted campaign funds to Homer nonprofit with family ties, but FTX debtors want it back
The Democrats' Senate Majority PAC announced it will return the $3 million in donations from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and the former FTX...
Alaska attorney general joins 36 others asking feds to protect airlines customers after flight cancellations
By JOE MUELLER | THE CENTER SQUARE
A bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general, including Alaska AG Treg Taylor, are requesting the U.S. Department of...