There are some people you meet in life that are inherently good and special. Chris Birch was one of those people. His sudden passing last week shocked his family, friends, colleagues, and many who knew him. I was lucky to … Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted roundup of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape and political gossip.… Read More
Lately in Anchorage, municipal officials and employees have responded to inquiries by reporters and frustrated taxpayers about the trashing of Anchorage’s greenbelt parks by campers in the parks by claiming that a ruling out of the U.S. Court of Appeals … Read More
Judy Eledge, a well known Anchorage Republican, was paid $75,000 by the Dunleavy administration to do contract work on education. The State’s online checkbook shows two payments on July 26 – one for $30,000 from the Office of the Governor … Read More
This has been a tough week. My friend, Senator Chris Birch, suddenly passed away on Wednesday night. If you were lucky enough to have known Chris, you knew what kind of wonderful and caring person he was. Chris was a … Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted roundup of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape and political gossip.… Read More
In a letter obtained by the Alaska Landmine, Representatives Zack Fields (D – Anchorage) and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D – Sitka), who Co-Chair the House State Affairs Committee, asked Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) about allegations concerning Tuckerman Babcock ordering … Read More
Several weeks ago I got a tip that the Department of Justice raided the offices of the Denali Commission in Anchorage. I have not had much luck confirming what happened or what they are investigating. The information I have been … Read More
So, recently the Municipality of Anchorage suddenly came down with a case of “crisis.” You’ve seen this before, much like an 8th grader the morning of a big test, governments come down with cases of “crisis” at very convenient times. … Read More
It’s been another eventful week in Alaska politics. The Legislature passed some key legislation that included funding for the capital budget and a $1,600 PFD. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) announced a shake up for his senior staff. And … Read More