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.
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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.”
Assemblywoman LaFrance headlines last-minute shakeups of legislative races
The Nov. 3 ballot is set.
‘It would have been an epic campaign.’ Landfield withdraws from crowded Senate race
“In a heads-up race against Senator von Imhof I feel I would have had a great chance at winning. It would have been an epic campaign. But in a three-way race the path is not there.”
Legislators call on state to use Anchorage’s secure drop boxes in the general election
A group of Anchorage Democratic legislators is asking the state to work with the municipality of Anchorage to expand the availability of ballot drop-off boxes…
Friday in the Sun (Aug. 28): The ‘Premature caucusing’ edition
Welcome to Friday in the Sun, our weekly column trying to make sense of the senseless. As always, we don’t really know what’s going on…
‘It should not have taken this long.’ Legislators approve CARES Act program changes, get few answers on delay
With a lack of answers about the timing of the revisions, Rep. Spohnholz said “It’s a scapegoat for bad execution.”