The reporter asked a simple question at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state-managed publicity event Tuesday: “You and Dr. Zink have both continually advocated for masks as an effective way to reduce the spread of the virus. Could you walk me through the intent behind preempting Anchorage’s mask order for state buildings?”
Read MoreThe news coverage of the Dunleavy decree did not examine why the governor kept his role in the attack on the Anchorage mask mandate secret, acting as if it was all the work of Attorney General Kevin Clarkson.
Read MoreDunleavy passed along the memo to all state employees without comment, playing the part of Gov. Noncommittal. But that’s not how this works. This is a Dunleavy decision, not a Clarkson decision.
Read MoreLt. Gov. Kevin Meyer says sending absentee ballot applications to those 65 and older is a way to “avoid inserting politics into this decision.” That’s not right. The way to avoid inserting politics is to send absentee applications to every Alaska voter.
Read MoreSen. Dan Sullivan controls the flow of information from his office. His refusal to either attack or defend the divisive actions and statements of President Trump are not going to be examined in Alaska unless news organizations stop treating Sullivan’s silence as the deciding factor in what gets covered or ignored.
Read MoreThere have been too many deaths, too many near-death experiences and far too many dangerous rescue expeditions brought on by the myth-making skills of Jon Krakauer.
Read MoreAttorney General Kevin Clarkson might as well print invitations for a lawsuit.
Read MoreGov. Mike Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz should be directing their attention to real efforts to help the Alaska economy and not with this farce from the Trump campaign, expected to cost U.S. taxpayers $1 billion, according to one Congressman.
Read MoreThe scientific guidance on wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 has become stronger in recent weeks, but Gov, Mike Dunleavy won’t take the single most effective action open to him—issue a state mandate to require masks in businesses.
Read MoreOne of the continuing problems is that the state set up this program to give grants to businesses that had been unable to get any other federal aid and those were the rules given to the Legislature. The Dunleavy administration wanted to allow businesses that had received small amounts to qualify, but it failed to revise the plan.
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