According to a bizarre post on the Alaska State Parks’ Facebook page, the Department of Fish & Game recently euthanized a baby swan. It’s crime:… Read More

Nearly 2,000 evacuees from the devasting typhoon that hit Western Alaska arrived in Anchorage this week. The Alaska Federation of Natives held their annual convention in Anchorage. Anti-Trump protests took place all over Alaska on Saturday (10/18/2025), including a large … Read More

Recordings of a 2021 Anchorage Police Department (APD) Internal Affairs investigation obtained by the…… Read More

A deceptive fundraising email sent from Republican gubernational candiate Bernadette Wilson has sparked ire among some Alaska GOP officials. The email, sent out on Monday afternoon, was sent from “GOP Membership Review Team” and came from…… Read More

Local elections occurred this week all over Alaska. Turnout was abysmally low in many areas. The big upset was in Fairbanks where Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly President Mindy O’Neall defeated Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and … Read More

Most oil and gas lawyers who have spent time practicing in the lower 48 don’t find Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) particularly novel.  It follows the same approach as a typical lower 48 oil-and-gas family trust. In those cases, oil … Read More

Any candidate for governor, House, or Senate that says they will provide a full Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) are not serious candidates and need not apply. There, I said it. Most other commonsense Alaskans believe the exact same thing. And … Read More

On September 30, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) vetoed Senate Bill 113. The bill would have amended current law to require internet-based companies to pay Alaska corporate income taxes…… Read More

It’s October! Which means Permanent Fund Dividend checks hit accounts this week and snow will be on the ground soon. Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson officially announced that he is running for governor, making him the eleventh Republican in the … Read More

A recent article from Alaska’s News Source focused on a petition on Change.org “to restore and protect [Alaska’s] Permanent Fund Dividend [PFD].” At the time of the story, the petition “was just shy of 16,000 signatures.” As of the time … Read More