Dan Sullivan said 'principle' made Supreme Court vote impossible in election year

There is a principle that Sen. Dan Sullivan follows—count on him to say and do whatever McConnell and Trump want him to do.

Dermot ColeSeptember 20, 2020 Comments

Ballot fiasco is the latest nightmare created by the 'Alaska Dream Team'

It appears that Lt. Gov. Meyer was so busy watching notaries, the state seal and serving as a ceremonial leader that he forgot about his only real job—supervising elections in Alaska.

Dermot ColeSeptember 18, 2020 Comments

Republican House candidate's comment to Anchorage police union sparks controversy

Anchorage Republican Rep. Mel Gillis made a comment to a representative of the Anchorage police union that it would be nice to hire off-duty cops to beat up protesters. It didn’t go over well.

Dermot ColeSeptember 17, 2020 Comments

Alaska personnel board member continues charade about not knowing wife's salary

The way in which former Rep. Craig Johnson, a member of the state personnel board, is allowed to withhold key information on his financial disclosure form reveals a problem in the law and a problem in the way the Alaska Public Offices Commission enforces the law.

Dermot ColeSeptember 16, 2020 Comments

State chamber should be embarrassed by the dishonest, cheap-shot attack on oil initiative

The Alaska Chamber of Hypocrisy wants Alaskans to think that Ballot Measure No. 1 is the work of Outside environmentalists trying to shut down the economy. The chamber is spreading this lie entirely with money from Outsiders.

Dermot ColeSeptember 15, 2020 Comments

Tandem Motion contract pays 4 graduates with limited experience total $1.2 million for six months work

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.

Dermot ColeSeptember 14, 2020 Comments

Don Young brags about having never used a computer; Alaska news organizations don't report it

“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.

Dermot ColeSeptember 13, 2020 Comments

Don Young refuses to take responsibility for his uninformed 'beer virus' rant

The 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.

Dermot ColeSeptember 12, 2020 Comments

Dunleavy allowed former AG Clarkson to control public records process on 558 texts

When 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.

Dermot ColeSeptember 11, 2020 Comments

Texas oil companies pay 99.9 percent of oil tax ad campaign attacking 'outsiders'

Voting 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.

Dermot ColeSeptember 10, 2020 Comments