Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka referred to me as a “fake news blogger,” which is not nearly as imaginative as the inflated description she provided in her press release about the resume of the former barista getting $350 an hour.
Read More“I’ve never sent a text in my life. I’ve never turned a computer on. I’ve never turned one off,” says Rep. Don Young, after 47 years in Congress.
Read MoreThe new claim by Rep. Don Young, who is running against Alyse Galvin for Congress, that he changed his position on the "beer virus" only "when it became serious" is complete nonsense.
Read MoreWhen the Anchorage Daily News filed a public records request June 5 seeking communications between Clarkson and a state employee half his age, it was Clarkson who told subordinates in the Department of Law that he did not have them. The department never pushed back on the boss.
Read MoreVoting for Ballot Measure One is the most sensible step Alaska can take this fall toward a real fiscal plan for Alaska that strikes a proper balance. Ignore the scare talk. If there are elements of the plan that need to be tweaked, that can happen as early as 2023.
Read MoreIf the Costello mailer, a partisan document, is acceptable because she has not filed to run again in 2022; and if the Revak mailer, a partisan document, is acceptable because he filed a letter of intent that did not include the name of a candidate, this shows the mighty slim threads on which attorney John Tiemessen hangs his conclusions.
Read MoreUnder the faulty logic of independent counsel John Tiemessen, it is possible to use public money in any amount to target or support legislators who have not declared plans to run again.
Read MoreDunleavy blames his staff for the actions and says the communications targeting legislators were done without his knowledge or approval.
Read MoreIn a press release sent to Alaska newspapers Friday, Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka claims there have been “questions and misinformation” about the Tandem Motion contract I have been reporting on for the past few weeks.
Read MoreIf Alaska news organizations are taking up the governor on his offer to ask about Clarkson, they should demand the exact legal authority under which Dunleavy says he has to keep his mouth shut. The personnel act doesn’t apply.
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