Fifteen short months ago, Alaska Republicans were celebrating decisive victories up and down the ballot: Mike Dunleavy soundly defeated former U.S. Senator Mark Begich in the race for governor; Paul Seaton and Jason Grenn – key members of the previous Democratic-led House Majority…… Read More
A WWII-era tugboat that was abandoned in Gastineau Channel in Juneau for years is finally tied up at the dock. It drifted to a spot in the channel…… Read More
A confirmation hearing today in the Senate Finance Committee was described as, “One of the weirdest ever” according to Senator Bill…… Read More
It’s almost March! As the session enters its sixth week, it’s starting to feel like a repeat of last session regarding the PFD. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) submitted a budget amendment for a $1,304 supplemental PFD. This reminds … Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If you enjoy the Alaska Stalker, please consider supporting working moms like me by sending in…… Read More
Finding common ground in the legislative process is crucial. There are 60 members of the Alaska Legislature. It is always difficult to find agreement. This has always required compromise. Compromise is not a bad word as it gets us to a conclusion.… Read More
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… After the current editor-in-chief and general manager of the Juneau Empire resigned several weeks ago, the newspaper decided to hold a lightsaber battle to determine the future Supreme Leader of … Read More
The recent racially-motivated lynching threat on Facebook by a man named Russell Holmes, targeted at State Senator David Wilson, should disgust any decent person. One would hope that this behavior would be condemned and disavowed immediately by our elected leaders, … Read More
As far as weeks go in Juneau, this has been a real weird one. Between a bizarre press conference, Alaska Right to Life attacking a pro-life legislator, and a PFD defender sending a records request to Thomas Stewart (who is … Read More
We are very excited to introduce the first year of the “Alaska Landmine Bottom 40 Under 40.” Have you not accomplished anything of particular…… Read More