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
By now you have probably heard that Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) decided to make some senior staff changes. He recently announced that Ben Stevens would be taking over as chief of staff and Tuckerman Babcock would become 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
Suzanne Downing is no longer the editor of the Juneau Empire. And that’s a good thing because it looks as though she has lost touch with what constitutes news and what is propaganda. On Friday, July 26 Downing chose to … Read More
What a week this has been. Things in Juneau are as loose as ever. The Legislature is still trying to decide on the amount of the PFD, passing and funding the capital budget, funding the crime bill, and reversing the … Read More
There’s loose, and then there’s Juneau this week loose. Between all the House and Senate bills, the ferry strike, another credit downgrade, and Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) being in Aspen, it seems like it could all be a movie. But it’s not a movie, it’s reality.… 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, Representative Matt Claman (D – Anchorage) asked Attorney General Kevin Clarkson about a story I reported last week involving Tuckerman Babcock and Amy Demboski. Here is that story: Tuckerman Babcock ordered Amy … Read More
The battle over the location of the second special session ended this week when Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) amended the location of the call. He decided to change it from Wasilla to Juneau. Several Republican legislators heeded the … Read More
On July 10 I reported on some political mailers that were sent out praising Senator Mia Costello (R – Anchorage) and Representative Josh Revak (R – Anchorage). The Revak mailer was problematic because it did not have a ‘paid for … Read More