As expected, AG Clarkson declares Dunleavy recall illegitimate

What happened Monday was that Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, a political operative, tried to protect his boss from a process guaranteed in the Constitution, while dressing up a glorified Dunleavy press release as scholarly analysis.

Dermot ColeNovember 4, 2019 Comments

Failure of Lt. Gov. to read election laws was sufficient grounds for Coghill recall

The recall campaign against former Gov. Wally Hickel and former Lt. Gov. Jack Coghill in 1991-93 was not at all like the campaign against Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The grounds for recall against Dunleavy are far more likely to prevail in court.

Dermot ColeNovember 4, 2019Comment

Dunleavy recall drive awaits verdict by Dunleavy administration

We should know Monday or Tuesday if the Dunleavy administration will allow the Dunleavy recall campaign to proceed or if it will invent legal excuses to add court delays to a process that has already gone on too long.

Dermot ColeNovember 3, 2019 Comment

Clarkson ups ante on ''Alaska discount' lawyers getting $600 an hour

The state now plans to seek competitive bids to push AG Kevin Clarkson’s anti-union crusade through state and federal courts. With luck, whoever gets the job will match the “Alaska discounted rate” of $600 an hour.

Dermot ColeNovember 2, 2019 Comments

Fairbanks meeting set Sunday afternoon to launch oil tax petition drive

Supporters of the “Fair Share Act”, an initiative to raise Alaska taxes on the most profitable oil fields, will hold a kickoff event Sunday at 3 p.m. to bring the signature-collection drive to Fairbanks.

Dermot ColeNovember 1, 2019 Comments

Young headbutts camera after being pestered to answer a simple question

Watch as Rep. Don Young headbutts a camera and refuses to answer a question about foreign governments interfering in U.S. elections.

Dermot ColeOctober 31, 2019 Comments

Former AG misrepresents Dunleavy's actual campaign promises

Former Attorney General Craig Richards, now under contract to fight the recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, says the statewide campaign to remove the governor from office is all about opposition to Dunleavy making the tough decisions that he promised as a candidate.

Dermot ColeOctober 30, 2019 Comments

University budget and the imaginary plan to cut $50 million in administration

Sen. Lora Reinbold thought she heard a University of Alaska Anchorage professor describe an easy way to cut $50 million in administrative expenses from the UA budget. It was what she wanted to hear.

Dermot ColeOctober 29, 2019 Comments

UA faculty alliance seeks to turn UA president's job into figurehead

There is no point in continuing to have a president of the University of Alaska under the organizational scheme promoted by the faculty group. And it may be unconstitutional.

Dermot ColeOctober 28, 2019 Comments

UAA faculty Senate promotes in-fighting at the expense of higher education

Fortunately for the state of Alaska, the faculty do not run the University of Alaska. Faculty have a vital role to play. However, shared governance becomes harder to justify when the actions of faculty representatives demonstrate no sense of true responsibility for all of the university’s stakeholders.

By Terrence Cole

Dermot ColeOctober 28, 2019 Comment