The recovery from COVID-19 will require patience from all of us
“Basically, people don’t want to get sick,” explained ISER economist Kevin Berry.
September 2020
We’ll be right back
Taking a break.
Ahead of the general election, civil rights groups sue to waive rule that tossed 1,200 ballots in the primary
The state has refused to waive the measure on its own.
Dunleavy claims he didn’t know about state-funded political mailers but agrees to reimburse state $2,800
The governor argues that he never knew about the mailers sent out by his administration.
Friday in the Sun (Sept. 4): The “A love letter from your political news blog, TMS” edition
Truth-capital-T.
What did Dunleavy know about his AG texts? When did he know it? And why doesn’t he want us to ask?
If Dunleavy and his press team had their way, we would have never known and Clarkson would have been back on the job this week.
Fields: Billions in new spending = Billions in new taxes
Regardless, let’s consider the implications of promises made by the wave of challengers who beat some of Alaska’s most effective fiscal conservatives.
Independent challenger Galvin won more votes than Young in the primary
Both faced three-way races for each party’s nomination. Galvin, who challenged Young in 2018, won 85.8% of the votes cast in the Alaska Democratic Party’s primary while Young won 76.1% of the Alaska Republican Party’s primary vote.
Donahue: If Pebble Mine concerns you, the Palmer Project should too
By Shannon Donahue, a community organize for Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and executive director of the Great Bear Foundation. At the headwaters of one of…
Regent Garrett’s ‘Love letter’ to UA students draws memes, calls for resignation and official rebuke
Over the course of more than 4,200 words sent to University of Alaska students, Student Regent Cachet Garrett spouted nonsensical, Marianne Williamson-esque pop-psych jumbo and told students “NO MORE SUICIDING.”