I can’t help but wonder how Alaskans will think back on the summer of 2019. Among heat waves, forest fires, rapidly changing climate, and too many inexplicably stranded marine mammals, the “bad” list is long. But at the top of … Read More

The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) is looking into mailers that were sent out supporting Representative Josh Revak (R – Anchorage). The same mailer was also sent out supporting Senator Mia Costello (R – Anchorage). Neither mailer had a “paid … Read More

Representatives & Senators: At some point or another, each one of us has had the opportunity to serve the University of Alaska (UA) as UAA Student Body President or Vice President. Many of us still reside in Alaska; we are … Read More

On July 9, 2019, the organization Save Our State held a rally at UAA to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) recent budget vetoes. The rally was headlined by Grammy award-winning band Portugal. The Man, and featured short speeches … Read More

In a stunning move, the 15 members of House Minority have fled to Canada to escape the second special session called by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska). They were set to convene in Wasilla but many got cold feet … Read More

I hope everyone enjoyed the 4th of July and the weekend. The heat is pure murder. I did a 2 night hike of Kesugi Ridge with a friend. It was 90 degrees on the ridge and the mosquitos were horrible! … Read More

In a shocking move on Monday, Representative Zach Fields (D – Anchorage), announced he would lead several Democratic legislators, as well as Representative Sara Rasmussen (R – Anchorage), into Chugach State Park to find a place for the homeless population … Read More

It’s been a while since my last Mikey Monday. Mikey Monday is a periodic feature about Mike Porcaro. Porcaro hosts a radio show on KENI and is the owner of Porcaro Communications. He routinely uses his show to support his … Read More

We recently decided to explore the issue of homeless camps in Anchorage. We set out to make a short video about it. We quickly realized that it would take much longer to show the full picture. A big thanks to … Read More

It’s been quite a week. The heat and smoke continues to consume Southcentral Alaska. It was 85 degrees inside my house yesterday! Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) rolled out his budget vetoes on Friday, causing some serious panic for … Read More