Hit the music: The Midnight Sun’s best and worst of 2019
Wrestling with 2019.
2019
Murkowski ‘disturbed’ by McConnell’s coziness with Trump, says she won’t be rubber stamp for GOP
“If it means that I’m viewed as one who looks openly and critically at every issue in front of me rather than acting as a rubber stamp for my party or my president, I’m good with that. I’m totally good with that.”
Friday in the Sun (Dec. 20): The Last-minute Gift Guide edition
Donation boxes, plane tickets and a virtual reality top our list.
ACLU: State refused to rehire Arts Council employee because she was critical of Dunleavy
The governor’s veto of the Alaska State Council on the Arts erased Keren Lowell’s job overnight. She put her newfound free time into the recall, but state employees loyal Dunleavy were watching.
ADN’s partnership with ProPublica on public safety to continue into second year
The first year of reporting stands as an invaluable look at the problems facing public safety in Alaska.
Comic: SAD Lamp
It’s that time of year again.
Dunleavy wants changes to Medicaid and K-12 funding, but won’t be proposing them himself
When Gov. Mike Dunleavy rolled out his surprisingly light-on-cuts budget last week, he conceded that despite all the frenzy over red pens he cannot, in fact, cut everything by veto.
After ducking Alaskans, Dunleavy had plenty of time to pitch budget to conservative D.C. audience
He could only spare about 10 minutes for Alaska to explain his budget but spoke for 35 minutes in front of the national conservative audience.
Friday in the Sun (Dec. 13): The Crunchy Wrap edition
“It’s like a delicious brick.”
Without leadership on revenue, Dunleavy’s budget invites Legislature to cut the PFD
History shows the Legislature will prefer the easiest (relatively speaking) route to solve the deficit.