Sen. Dan Sullivan wants to overturn the court precedent on abortion rights, but he and his PR man in D.C. can’t possibly say that to Alaskans.
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Not much has changed since Palin couldn’t identify what newspapers she was reading in 2008, claiming she read “all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.”
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A Supreme Court decision Tuesday makes it critically important for the Legislature to act now and preserve what former Gov. Sean Parnell called the “moral obligation” to create a sustainable source of funds for post-secondary scholarships.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Administration Commissioner Corri Feige are putting on a big government overreach act for the Dunleavy reelection campaign. They have branded a harmless little dock in a remote part of the state as an enemy of the people—built without a state permit—and an illegal blight that must be removed—or else.
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Political news coverage in Alaska stands to improve with the opening of an Alaska branch of States Newsroom this month. I say this with confidence because of the skills, integrity and experience of the four editors and reporters who will be running the independent Alaska operation—Andrew Kitchenman, Yereth Rosen, James Brooks and Lisa Phu.
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Ballots are due to be returned by June 11. You have only one choice on this primary ballot. The four candidates getting the most votes will advance to a special general election in August. Ranked choice voting will be used to decide that race.
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In trying to ban Murkowski and others, the Republican cancel culture enthusiasts are saying there is no room in the organization for anyone who questions Donald Trump or veers from party doctrine.
Ted Stevens would have no place in this party and neither would Wally Hickel, Jay Hammond, Clem Tillion, John Butrovich, Arliss Sturgulewski, Terry Miller and dozens of others I can think of who had the ability to think for themselves.
About three-quarters of the collection went to new homes in Alaska, for which my family is grateful. We regard this as a way to honor my brother and recognize his love for public libraries. He could no more pass up the chance to spend time in the library than he could pass up a chance to eat.
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Our family decided that Terrence, who died in 2020 of stomach cancer, would want to see his books and other items go to people that might find something valuable in them, keeping the reading light lit for a while longer.
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One obvious question is whether Nick Begich III accepts the debunked conspiracy theories promoted by his father, Nick Begich II, that candidate Begich is benefiting from as a part owner of the family publishing company. Another one is why Begich III’s income from his share of the company posted a big one-year increase. He reported an income from Earthpulse Press of between $100,000 and $1 million, up from a range of $15,000-$50,000 the year before.
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