POLL: Broad support in Alaska for ending forced arbitration
A new poll found ending forced arbitration was broadly popular with Alaskans.
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Friday in the Sun (Sept. 14): Criminal justice and a cocktail quandry
Speculating on rumors and gossip surrounding Alaska politics is a time-honored tradition. It’s time for our weekly trip through the grand, gross, weird, wild and…
UA President Johnsen calls on congressional delegation to support DACA fix
The head of the University of Alaska wants a legislative fix sooner than later.
North Pole Rep. Tammie Wilson gets warning for legislative ethics complaint
Wilson sent a mailer to people outside her legislative district to rally attendees for an air quality hearing.
Lt. Gov. Mallott rejects salmon habitat initiative as unconstitutional
The state is convinced the initiative would violate constitutional rules for initiatives.
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes to visit Alaska this week
It’s not likely to be as high-profile a trip as the other Facebook co-founder’s visit to Alaska, but Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is set to…
Dunleavy suspends campaign for governor, but Huggins is in
The Wasilla Republican cited health issues.
What’s next for the Alaska Dispatch News
Alaska’s largest newspaper has a new owner. A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale on Monday of the Alaska Dispatch News to the Fairbanks-based Binkley…
Did Walker really cut the “Patriot” out of Patriot Day?
Conservatives accused Walker of whitewashing history, but it’s not the independent governor who needs a history lesson.
FAGAN: The swamp comes to Alaska
When you hear about the “swamp” you think of legal extortion, payola and shadiness spawned from the powerful based in Washington D.C. But all that “swamp” cash generated in the shadows from taxpayers swirling around in our nation’s capital eventually trickles down to states like Alaska.