Friday in the Sun (Sept. 29): Health care, crimes and local elections
Senate Bill 91 is in trouble, there’s plenty of (non-Anchorage) local elections next week and some not-so-surprising things about Murkowski.
September 2017
Court case could open up Alaska Democratic Party’s primaries to independents
The potential change could have a big impact on the 2018 elections.
Graham-Cassidy is abandoned in what Murkowski calls a “lousy process”
GOP leadership officially gave up on the last last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare, sparing Alaska’s senators from taking a position on the bill.
Graham-Cassidy sponsors say Alaska would get 3 percent more funding with revised bill
They reach the improved funding number with some creative accounting.
FAGAN: NFL protestors don’t get it
Before you get all riled up about the NFL players disrespecting the flag by refusing to stand for the national anthem, keep in mind, they…
Walker adds “capped hybrid head tax” (an income tax) to upcoming special session
The proposed measure would raise between $300 million and $325 million per year.
Alaska would lose 38 percent of federal health care funding under Graham-Cassidy
The first government-backed analysis of the Obamacare repeal paints a grim picture for Alaska.
Friday in the Sun (Sept. 21): Crime wave edition
Speculating on rumors and gossip surrounding Alaska politics is a time-honored tradition. It’s time for our weekly trip through the grand, gross, weird, wild and…
Eight Anchorage assemblymembers sign onto letter opposing Graham-Cassidy
They say Graham-Cassidy would hurt the state’s economy and undercut the efforts to cut down on crime.
Latest version of Graham-Cassidy reportedly includes Alaska carve outs to woo Murkowski
The changes would essentially allow Alaska to keep Obamacare’s individual marketplace as is.