Gov. Walker plans to call fourth special session of the year to increase state revenue
Gov. Bill Walker has settled on Oct. 23 for a much-anticipated special session on revenue, according to an email sent to legislators today.
August 2017
Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox wins partial victory in court
Fairbanks militia leader and one-time legislative candidate Schaeffer Cox has successfully challenged and reversed one of major conviction for allegedly asking his supporters to commit…
Murkowski and Sullivan won’t talk, so feds shut down Zinke investigation
The federal watchdog said further investigation would prove unproductive without Murkowski and Sullivan on the record.
Alaska considering joining lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
Officials with the state of Alaska are considering joining two other states in suing the manufacturer of OxyContin for its role in creating the opioid…
Judge drops Palin’s libel lawsuit against the New York Times
The judge found there was plenty wrong with the Times’ editorial, but not quite enough to prove libel.
State of the race (Aug. 29): The ballot initiatives
There are four initiatives in the works for the 2018 ballot.
Proposed initiative would end legislative per diem if legislators can’t pass budget
A proposed voter initiative for 2018 would cut off legislators’ per diem payments if they don’t pass a budget by the end of the regular…
FAGAN: What will the Alaska media landscape look like if the ADN fails?
What a pleasant surprise it was last week to get a call from my old friend James “Little Jimmy” Lottsfeldt. I’ve always had a special…
The Midnight Sun Podcast for August 27, 2017
This week it seemed like everyone wants to run for governor, or at least wanted us to believe that they do. Hosts Casey Reynolds and Forrest Dunbar dig into all the gubernatorial race posturing as well as the fall out from the Alaska Supreme Court’s decision on Gov. Walker’s veto of PFD spending, the continued attacks on transgender folks at both the national and local level, and, of course, the Trump administration’s monumental Friday night news dump. Then we talk with former celebrity Alaska weatherman and current Alaska Marijuana Industry Association Executive Director Cary Carrigan about the state of the marijuana industry in Alaska. We may also get his expert take on Hurricane Harvey, and boy does he have a good one.
Begich on running for governor: “I am considering it”
Former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich addressed the long-running rumor in an email to supporters this morning.