The House Finance Committee meets Friday at 9 a.m. to consider a proposal that would increase the Alaska gasoline tax by eight cents a gallon, a raise so small that most Alaskans would not notice, given the constant fluctuation in fuel prices.
Read MoreFairbanks Memorial Hospital: “We are close to ‘divert’ status based on lack of additional respiratory equipment. This means as new patients need to be admitted, for any kind of care (heart attack, broken leg, etc.), they will be assessed for our capacity to provide care to them and they might need to be medevac’d to an Anchorage or Seattle hospital. This creates a serious hardship for patients and families – it puts them in an unfamiliar environment for care, limits the support they can get from their friends and family, and it can be extremely expensive for the patient.”
Read MoreSen. Dan Sullivan, who perfected the art of pretending to never hear, see or read the nonsense of Donald Trump, can’t stop complaining about Biden appointees who criticized Republicans with intemperate language.
Read MoreAttorney General Treg Taylor didn’t tell the whole truth to legislators during confirmation hearings March 15 and March 19 when he spoke about Stevens, the ethics law and the failure to approve an ethics waiver.
Read MoreIt’s hard to prove anything is false. But it’s easy enough to demonstrate that Sullivan, who detests Kerry, did not have the evidence to accuse him of treason.
Read MoreIt’s too soon to say what will take place and when. Elements of the dispute are headed back to the Alaska Supreme Court, as the two sides are not giving up or giving in.
Read MoreAlaska news organizations have neglected to report on Tshibaka’s background and beliefs, but CNN has stepped in with a piece that will generate news coverage in Alaska.
Read MoreThe first campaign finance reports in the Alaska U.S. Senate race show Sen. Lisa Murkowski with a major cash advantage over challenger Kelly Tshibaka, who quit as commissioner of administration to become an official candidate March 29.
Read MoreDunleavy is not willing to tell his supporters that refusing the COVID vaccination is putting Alaska at risk.
Read MoreA reviewer in the New York Daily News confessed to skepticism after reading of the two-wheeled conveyance peddled across Alaska by a James Michener character in the pages of author’s novel “Alaska.”
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