Sen. Donny Olson will delay return home to Golovin instead of risking COVID-19 spread
Olson says he will not contribute to the same decimation of rural Alaska that was seen during the 1918 Spanish Flu.
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Alaska can’t pass the plate. Murkowski says state must invest in getting REAL ID to Alaskans
Murkowski told the Legislature not to expect a lifeline from the feds when it comes to the looming REAL ID deadline.
Ferry outage in Southeast Alaska could extend through end of March. AKLEG Day 17 Recap
“There’s a good likelihood we will not have service in Southeast in March,” conceded Department of Transportation Commissioner John MacKinnon on Thursday.
Legislators stand by forward funding of schools as Dunleavy administration ramps up threats
If legislators won’t surrender on education funding, the governor’s threatening to withhold school funding until a hypothetical lawsuit is resolved.
Senate Democrats call on Dunleavy to rethink town halls hosted by Americans for Prosperity
Sen. Donny Olson, D-Golovin, has offered to personally pay for the Nome meeting—as long as they remove all the requirements of attendees.
AKLEG Day 29: Senator worried Dunleavy’s budget will raid rural Alaska programs
Day 29 featured a truly bizarre House floor session, last-minute heartburn about the budget and a truly scathing public hearing for the latest appointment to draw public ire.
Friday in the Sun (Feb 12)
Donny Olson cuts his deal, unions pony up, and Begich files for office…..Its Friday in the Sun!!!!!
What Republicans Gave Donny Olson To Switch Sides
In today’s Senate Finance Committee press availability I asked if Sen. Donny Olson would see received additional staffers to move to the Senate Majority Caucus and if so if that staffing increase would be offset by corresponding reductions elsewhere in legislative staff.
GOP Undermines Budget Cutting Message With Caucus Move
Olson’s addition to the majority might say many things. The one thing I can definitively say is his addition does not say fiscal responsibility.
Some Legislators Spend A lot Of Our Money….On Themselves
There are some legislators that just don’t care. They spend our money with reckless abandon. They think they’re badasses, flying over here and over there, pocketing all the money we give them for office expenses, charging us more to relocate them than it would cost to just buy them a new car in Juneau. And they are crazy. They think they can bilk the good people of Alaska for it all and we won’t even notice.