Trial challenging Alaska Redistricting Board underway and it’s unusual
Talk about building the plane while flying it.
January 2022
Legislators skeptical of Dunleavy’s budgeting
ork in understanding the budget, they plan to cut through the election-year rhetoric to understand what’s really going on once you take off the rose-colored glasses.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked voting, non-partisan primaries day after hearing challenge
“Ballot measure 2 as passed by the voters is the law,” said Scott Kendall, the attorney who worked on the Ballot Measure 2 campaign and argued in front of the Alaska Supreme Court, “and there’s no way to change that before election day.”
As pressure mounts over firing of Permanent Fund head, Dunleavy throws a tantrum about the press
The governor doth protest too much, methinks.
Legislators will have to disclose every penny of per diem expenses starting in 2023
The changes also call for legislators to submit receipts for every penny of per diem spent.
Legislature maintains mandatory masking and regular testing, for now
New year, old rules.
Comic: The Blame is Back in Town
Blame sponge.
Friday in the Sun (Jan. 14): Twas the Friday before Session
And all through the capitol, not a creature was stirring, not even the House.
Tribal recognition initiative backers turn in signatures, smashing goal
The group, Alaskans for Better Government, turned in a whopping total of 56,230 signatures from throughout the state. Once the signatures are reviewed and certified, it will clear the way for The Alaska Tribal Recognition Act to appear on either the primary- or general-election ballot.
Smartphone-driven covid-19 exposure notifications finally come to Alaska
It’s essentially a smartphone-based approach to contact tracing, alerting people of possible close contacts with covid-19 and giving them the information to curb the potential spread.