State of the Race: Legislative Races, Day 3 (House Districts 21-30)
Sorry for the delay everyone, today’s roundup of races includes quite a few rematches so I spent the day running down the rabbit hole of…
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Threats of retaliation over crime bill rock Juneau, raising concern about legislator behavior
There’s rising concern that the behavior of a handful of legislators is fueling threats, perhaps even intentionally.
Five takeaways on the special session so far: ‘We’re going down a rabbit hole.’
Who knows what will happen over the remainder of session, but if the first few days are anything to go by, then it’s going to get messy.
Legislators can’t honestly say SB 91 is to blame for the rise in crime, but it hasn’t stopped them
Monday kicked off the fourth special session and legislators are already waist-deep into the criminal justice portion of Gov. Bill Walker’s agenda. The House Majority…
Friday in the Sun (July 14, 2017): More gossip on Grenn recall, a seating snafu and a box office bump-in
There’s more gossip on the Grenn recall effort, speculation about 2018’s elections and word of a bump-in at the movies.
The Midnight Sun Podcast for May 14, 2017
On our May 14 episode of Alaska’s most listened-to political podcast, Casey Reynolds and Forrest Dunbar discuss the hot political issues of the day– James Comey’s dismissal, the state budget, the legislative session as it careens towards overtime, the Real ID bill, and the censure of Rep. David Eastman. Casey and Forrest are also joined by a surprise guest this week. Former legislative staffer and UAA student Genevieve Mina tells us about her experience as a young person in Juneau during the legislative session. We greatly appreciate Genevieve being available on short notice, after an extended House floor session on Saturday prevented our previously-scheduled guest from making it on the program.
Election Morning After Winners and Losers
The 2017 Anchorage election isn’t entirely in the books. There’are a School Board race and several ballot propositions still in doubt, but for the most part, we now know how things turned out.
With that in mind, here are my thoughts on last night’s winners and losers.
Friday in the Sun!!! (March 31)
Anchorage elections are here!. What is being said, where are the parties, and what is the turnout so far? It’s Friday in the Sun!!!
Friday in the Sun!!! (March 17)
Begich rallies moderate Dems, Sadler argues with kiddies, and Felix rakes in cash. It’s Friday in the Sun!!!
Friday in the Sun!!! (February 3)
Bill Evans dumps his party, David Nees dumped from the ballot and liberal activists need to dump their message. It’s Friday in the Sun!!!