A new pro-Dunleavy political group registered with the state claims that “special interests that seek to thwart Mike Dunleavy’s fiscally conservative agenda” are behind the recall campaign, a powerful movement that gathered the support of nearly 50,000 Alaskans in a little more than a month. This tactic will help boost the recall.
Read MoreSen. Dan Sullivan, who is running for re-election, will do whatever he can to keep on the good side of President Donald Trump, as he has for almost three years.
Read MoreDunleavy, who ridicules concerns about climate change, doesn’t recognize the political risk that lies ahead when the multi-billion-dollar railroad extension becomes portrayed worldwide as a pollution friendly Alaska dream.
Read MoreAlaska is doing well, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy complains that all the press talks about are “Dunleavy draconian cuts that are killing older folks and children and women and puppies and plants and everything else.”
Read MoreSeeking an intelligent discussion about state finances is the task of Senate leaders. Babcock’s barking about those who “hate” the PFD is pure blather.
Read MoreA lawsuit filed Wednesday by a Republican Party precinct official gave Attorney General Kevin Clarkson the chance to reject an agreement signed by his own department nine days earlier when he was out of town.
Read MoreWith 26,000 students statewide, we don’t need three competing institutions lobbying the Legislature for state support, with each one setting priorities that may or may not be best for the entire state.
Read MoreThe damage started by Dunleavy and his GOP backers has touched off academic infighting that could cause the University of Alaska to implode. It has to stop.
Read MoreWith this contract, AG Kevin Clarkson is sending a message to conservative lawyers that he is willing to use state resources to give them extra business, even though it features the “Alaska discount” that deprives them of an extra $350 an hour.
Read MoreNow that she is the former temporary budget director, it’s time to assess Donna Arduin’s failure to understand anything about Alaska politics and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s failure to demand a more responsible approach.
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