Comics: Reinventing journalism
A novel idea for keeping up-to-date on the news.
August 2019
Unions pledge legal fight after state announces plans to intervene in union membership process
Despite attacks, union membership is holding strong. “He is the best organizer we’ve had,” said ASEA Executive Director Jake Metcalfe of Gov. Dunleavy.
Taxes, charitable giving and safety among concerns raised by $5.6 billion BP-Hilcorp deal
BP has a long history of charitable giving in Alaska. It also pays corporate income taxes.
Vetoed Medicaid dental benefits will continue for another month, raising questions about cuts
Either the governor is spending money the Legislature hasn’t approved or he’s once again been caught between reality and his overpromises about cutting Medicaid. Either should raise alarm bells for legislators.
Planned Parenthood’s Alaska chapter leaves federal family planning program over federal gag rule
Planned Parenthood says the federal rule changes combined with Dunleavy’s Medicaid veto will hit low-income Alaskans particularly hard.
Recall Dunleavy effort continues past goal, hits 36,731 signatures in three weeks
The group hit an important milestone, gathering half of what the group will eventually need for the petition process.
Friday in the Sun (Aug. 23): The ‘HE WILL BE THERE’ edition
Welcome to Friday in the Sun, the latest and sometimes greatest Alaska politics column published on a Friday. As always, we don’t really know what…
Bonus Comic: The Conversation Starter
There’s been plenty to draw about this week.
Public radio veto not likely to force stations off the air, could mean fewer local reporters
The complete veto of state funding for public radio stations by Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy isn’t likely to force any stations immediately off the air,…
Comic: On the other hand
Forward funding vs. forward de-funding.