Comic: Inside Out
A look behind the scenes.
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Dunleavy demotes Chief of Staff Babcock amid week of bad news; Stevens will take over
A shake-up had been rumored for weeks.
ACLU of Alaska: Dunleavy, Babcock violated constitution in ‘loyalty pledge’ firings
The ACLU of Alaska argues that Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock gave the game away with his public comments, turning a lawful resignation request into an unconstitutional pledge of allegiance.
Dunleavy says PFD repayment would come as cash, not land as rumored
Dunleavy said he’s considering a project to put more public land into private ownership, but it would be separate from the PFD.
Republicans move to block bipartisan coalition reps from 2018 primaries
The Republican legislators ran afoul of the party by caucusing with Democrats.
The Midnight Sun Podcast for June 18, 2017
As the state financial crisis brings Alaska within two weeks of a state government shutdown, Casey Reynolds and Forrest Dunbar get a blow-by-blow account of the legislature’s budget battle from the Alaska Dispatch News’ on-the-ground reporter, Nat Herz. Before getting to Nat, Casey and Forrest talk about the shooting at in Washington D.C, the resurrection of the AHCA in the U.S. Senate, and the Alaska GOP’s stunning failure to eject any of the three Homer city council members they were targeting for recall this week.
The LeDoux Attacks
Political attacks in Juneau have stepped up in the past two weeks. It feels like late October, with a General election around the corner. Of course, thats a long ways away.
Alaska GOP Unveils Message For Anchorage Elections
Today neighbors of mine, and presumably yours too, began receiving the same mailer from the Alaska Republican Party they get before every election. You know, that yellow “Apply for your absentee ballot” mail piece the GOP has been sending out forever. Of interest to me as a watcher of local politics isn’t that the GOP sent the mailer, it’s the direct pitch to its base about why this election is important and what the choices are. That message is telling.
Friday in the Sun!!! (March 3)
Sullivan’s family business, Meyer’s ethical conundrums, and Alaska GOP fears Walker. It’s Friday in the Sun!!!
Best Things We Saw In Alaska Politics In 2016
Yesterday we went negative to close out 2016, but today we go positive. Here are the best things we saw in Alaska politics this year.