The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has posted only five public comments on one of the biggest business transactions in the history of Alaska. Perhaps that’s because the RCA online comment system doesn’t work. The RCA needs to immediately extend the comment period on the Hilcorp acquisition of BP’s assets in Alaska.
Read MoreWith the oil tax initiative moving ahead, AG Kevin Clarkson has signed off on some preposterous claims, such as: The inability of the state Department of Law to define “field,” as in Prudhoe Bay oil field.
Read MoreAttorney General Kevin Clarkson refuses to say who came up with the idea that he and Gov. Mike Dunleavy could approve a request by the other for free legal assistance when faced with allegations of ethics violations.
Read MoreI thought of Mike Doogan while listening to a recording of the speech Gov. Mike Dunleavy gave to the Alaska State Home Builders Association Thursday in Homer.
Read MoreTo a greater degree than many politicians, Dunleavy changes his message depending upon his audience. He did it as a candidate. He does it as governor.
In announcing his newfound commitment to the Power Cost Equalization endowment, Gov. Mike Dunleavy did not admit that he was the one who tried to do away with the PCE endowment.
Read MoreEveryone at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks should have a chance to see the distorted portrayal Gov. Mike Dunleavy is giving right-wing media outlets Outside about the reasons for the recall campaign against him.
Read MoreGov. Mike Dunleavy told a national radio audience that if he is recalled, the lieutenant governor would serve as a placeholder until a special election is held. That’s not what the Alaska Constitution says would happen.
Read MoreGov. Mike Dunleavy is trying to generate national opposition to the recall campaign by appearing on right-wing talk shows and giving interviews to sympathetic websites, portraying himself as a victim of the same forces opposing President Trump.
Read MoreIn the history of Alaska scams, Elizabeth Pierce, 55, deserves a chapter of her own, having raised $270 million from investors based on a series of forged contracts from Alaska companies to buy $1 billion worth of telecommunications services.
Read MoreAttorney General Kevin Clarkson decided to hire President Donald Trump’s attorney at $600 an hour to pursue a case against Alaska state workers, but it’s likely to cost a great deal more than the $50,000 that the department claimed in August.
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