Gov. Bill Walker, already facing the prospect of a loss at the polls, suffered what could be a campaign-ending blow Tuesday with the resignation of Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott.
Read MoreIn a forum in September with his Democratic challenger, Rep. Scott Kawasaki, Sen. Pete Kelly made a series of uninformed and false statements in trying to back up his claim that climate change science is a scam.
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“See, and that is what I call, Mr. Chairman, a bullshit answer. Military service,” Rep. Don Young said.
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The campaign group masquerading as “Families for Alaska’s Future-Dunleavy” has no real connection to Alaska or its families.
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GOP Chairman Tuckerman Babcock’s letter is accompanied by dishonest instructions telling Alaska voters they must be members of a political party to vote absentee.
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If Sen. Dan Sullivan really believed that any allegation of sexual assault needs to be taken seriously, he would not have to retreat to weasel words about the FBI investigation. This was not an inspired choice on his part.
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Some years ago, when attorney John Dowd told FBI Director Robert Mueller he was representing Rep. Don Young, the FBI director said, “That crook?” according to Bob Woodward’s book on Trump.
Read MoreWhile his rhetoric grew more and more hostile to the United States government over the years, Joe Vogler kept claiming that he did not want to secede because that would be illegal.
Read MoreAlaska gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunleavy has not gone into detail on his idea of closing small high schools and opening regional boarding schools in hub communities. Giving wide attention to this proposal would touch off arguments throughout rural Alaska.
Read MoreSen. Pete Kelly deserves most of the credit for putting a 2014 financing plan together to fund the power plant project at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He also deserves a big part of the blame for a catastrophic decline in state funding for higher education.
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