Comic: Graveyard of Budget Solutions
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October 2021
Saturday in the Sun (Oct. 30): The Killing Lie edition
Hot off the hiatus.
State rejects proposed 50-50 PFD initiative, which was apparently a thing
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer at the legal advice of Attorney General Treg Taylor this week rejected a proposed initiative to enact a 50-50 PFD, which…
The special session trudges to its logical, pointless conclusion
Save for a handful of hearings by the underappreciated House Ways and Means Committee, the special session has done little except wear out what little patience remains in the Legislature, run up per diem payments and drive a wedge between the already-related-in-name-only moderate and far-right Republicans.
Early results give Zaletel huge edge over fringe recall effort
The early results from Tuesday’s recall election targeting Anchorage Assemblymember Meg Zaletel shows the effort, which was borne out of the city’s extreme-right circles, failing by more than 20 percentage points.
The recall is a high-stakes battle that won’t change the balance of power
The race won’t affect the balance of power on the assembly, but that’s not the point.
Bronson manages to both-sides the harassment of health care workers
With reports of rising harassment, threats and physical attacks on health care workers fueled by the very conspiracy theories Bronson has repeated and legitimized with his office in recent weeks, he now claims there’s some very fine people on both sides.
Anchorage Assembly approves emergency order implementing a mask mandate
The mask mandate goes into effect immediately, but contains several exemptions like for young children, religious gatherings and Bronson’s executive team.
‘Buy a vibrator.’ Far-right Republicans keep playing doctor with covid-19.
While Reinbold’s advice is more out there than most, she’s certainly not alone among Republicans pushing unproven, untested and potentially dangerous alternative treatments to covid-19.
Bronson hit with maximum fine for hiding campaign activity from the public
Dunbar’s campaign had asked for expedited consideration of the complaints ahead of the election, but Bronson’s campaign promised to quickly fix the problems. They didn’t.