Yearly Archives: 2022
Anchorage Assembly moves to replace Allard, Dunbar
The Anchorage Assembly is setting up the framework to temporarily replace Assembly members Forrest Dunbar of East Anchorage and Jamie Allard of Eagle River,...
Twitter Files: Sixth batch shows FBI was suppressing election discussion by social media users
The "Twitter Files" releases continue to show the federal government's deep and here-to-fore unknown involvement with suppressing the speech of the platform's subscribers.
On Friday,...
Election for fire service area in Two Rivers, hit by arsonist in 2021, has been certified after short delay
After a delay of a day and much debate, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly certified an election that will create a fire service...
Grand jury investigations into OCS continue to be hijacked
By DAVID IGNELL
In early 2017, Rep. Tammie Wilson (R-North Pole) accused the Alaska Attorney General’s Office of “hijacking” her requested grand jury investigation into...
Anchorage Press self-cancels print edition, goes digital only, as parent company downsizes
The leftist Anchorage Press, which has provided alternative news and facts on a weekly basis for decades, has quit publication of its newsprint edition...
Oath Keepers helped officers at Capitol, witness says in trial over Rep. David Eastman’s membership in group
The trial determining whether Rep. David Eastman's membership in Oath Keepers is a violation of the Alaska Constitution closed out the week with a...
Energy Dept. to start refilling Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Energy Department will start buying oil to refill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a price below $96 per barrel, the department announced...
John Boyle is new commissioner of DNR
Gov. Mike Dunleavy today appointed John Boyle to serve as Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. He replaces acting Commissioner Akis Gialopsos.
“Commissioner...
House Republicans will investigate origins of Covid-19
By CASEY HARPER | THE CENTER SQUARE
House Republicans have made it clear they plan to use their newfound majority to investigate the origins of...
Sullivan: Here come funds for Nome deep port
The National Defense Authorization Act has key victories for Alaska strategic infrastructure, the result of work by Sen. Dan Sullivan. Among those victories is...