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Harold Hollis: Don’t be fooled by the incumbents on the ballot in Chugach Electric Association’s election
It is election time of year for all Chugach Electric Association members to elect directors to represent you on the Chugach Electric Association Board. You should have received an email confirming your email address and information on voting. Voting is easy and only takes a few minutes online. Two board...
Invasion by design? Peltola votes for illegal immigrants to be counted toward reapportionment, Electoral College
Rep. Mary Peltola, Alaska’s only voice in the U.S. House, has voted against a bill that makes it clear that redistricting (also known as reapportionment) must be done by using the U.S. Census count of actual citizens, and not by counting the 20 million illegal immigrants that have criminally moved across the border and are living in the United States unlawfully.
Linda Boyle: Truth is coming out about Covid origins
It’s amazing to see all the articles suddenly being written about the origin of Covid-19 and how it came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. For years we were told it came from the wet market, and that it had nothing to do with the lab, according to our own government and that of the Chinese government. Those poor pangolins and bats were vilified.
Not so fast: Senate Finance strips out Giessel-Wielechowski tax on S corporations
Once considered a champion of Alaska’s oil-based economy, Sen. Cathy Giessel, a south Anchorage Republican, has done a 180-degree pivot, and now is voting against energy companies, which are the driving force for jobs and prosperity in Alaska. Giessel’s vote in Senate Natural Resources Committee on Friday to tax...
Testy trustees: Permanent Board directors show signs of strained relationships over Rubenstein revelations
Wednesday’s Alaska Permanent Fund Board of Trustees meeting to discuss leaks of emails to the Alaska Landmine website devolved into chippy, barely concealed hostilities between two apparent factions: There are those trustees who seem upset with board behavior that has embarrassed the fund, and those upset with word about board behavior getting out to the public.
Watch video of vandal who painted over Bronson sign
A man with a bucket of white paint and a roller brush on a long handle painted over a Bronson for Mayor sign in Spenard early in the morning on May 8. He was caught on security camera, not unlike another Bronson sign vandal who was caught recently any who has now been arrested and charged with a felony.
NANA Regional Corp. flips, withdraws support for Ambler Road
The Alaska economy received a blow on Wednesday. NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. announced its board of directors’ decision to withdraw from further involvement with the Ambler Access Project. That means that the surface access permit that is held by Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, (AIDEA) will not be...
Bronson vs. LaFrance fundraising reports, and what about that illegal campaign coordination LaFrance has going with Planned Parenthood?
When it comes to balance, it’s not just about balancing out a left-wing Anchorage Assembly that seems determined to break the law and bust through the tax cap with the city’s budget. There’s also the balance sheets in the Anchorage Municipal election runoff, which ends May 14.
Breaking: House Freedom Caucus endorses Nick Begich for Congress
The Freedom Caucus, the conservative group inside the Republican House Majority, came out with a stunning endorsement for Alaska’s only seat in Congress: Nick Begich III. The caucus’ Freedom Fund made the announcement of its support of Begich as one of nine candidates around the country that it is endorsing in the 2024 election. Begich is making his second run for Congress and already has the endorsement of Congressman Byron Donalds of Florida, Congressman Scott Perry of Pennysylvania, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and a growing list of conservatives around the country.
David Boyle: There is no equity for more than 17% of Alaska’s students — the ones who are home schooled
Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman has kicked a hornet’s nest and those hornets, home school parents, are mad as hell. With his decision, Judge Zeman started a battle between parents who want the best education fit for their children and the education industry that wants to protect its institutional turf — the brick & mortar schools.
Pam Bondi on the STAND podcast with Tshibaka covers why the Trump trial is ridiculous
Several of the country’s top legal minds have come out against the newest lawsuit against Trump, labeling it everything from “ridiculous” to “an embarrassment”. Pam Bondi, who was part of Trump’s defense team during the first impeachment trial, is one of these legal minds. This week on STAND, with Kelly and Niki Tshibaka, Bondi offered her legal insight into the newest case against Trump.
Michael Tavoliero: NEA’s grip on politics and classrooms is what’s in the way of a high-quality education in Alaska
National Education Association-Alaska, the Alaska education industry’s union, stands as the foremost advocate for its members’ rights and interests. Its membership includes educators and other school employees. However, a critical constitutional conflict exists between this union and the State of Alaska concerning constitutionally prohibited sectarian control over the...
Legislature bounces Mike Porcaro off of Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
Mike Porcaro, who has a popular afternoon radio show and has run an advertising firm for decades, was bounced from the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission by the Legislature. Porcaro was a nominee of Gov. Mike Dunleavy and has served on the commission for nine months. In a joint session...
Valerie Davidson out as president of ANTHC
Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson, who briefly served as lieutenant governor during the troubled administration of Gov. Bill Walker, has been released from her position at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, where she has served as president since 2021. The consortium is the largest, most comprehensive tribal health organization in...
Several Republicans in Legislature turn on Dunleavy, refuse to confirm education champion Bob Griffin
Bob Griffin, one of the most vigorous supporters of students and teachers in Alaska, was not confirmed by a joint session of the Alaska House and Senate on Tuesday for another term on the Alaska Board of Education and Early Development. The vote was 21-yes, 39-no, and included several Republicans who voted against the governor’s nominee.
After document leak reveals concerns about trustee behavior, Permanent Fund board sets special meeting to review records security
After an Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation trustee’s emails were leaked to the Alaska Landmine political blog, the corporation’s Board of Trustees scheduled a virtual special meeting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, to discuss the security of APFC’s records systems and document management procedures for confidential information. It’s clear the corporation is unhappy that the documents have made it into the public sphere, because it raises questions about what other documents could be leaked.
One week to go in Anchorage runoff election; have you received your ballot?
Which will it be: One-party rule in Anchorage, or a balance of power?. The Anchorage mayoral race is down to the final seven days. Some voters are reporting to Must Read Alaska that they have not yet received their ballots in the mail. The Anchorage Assembly has the ballots printed and mailed from Washington State; they were reportedly in the mail from Washington on April 30.
Sullivan, Murkowski sign letter demanding Biden reject World Health Organization global regulations
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin led the entire Senate Republican conference in calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw his support for two international agreements that are pending approval at this month’s World Health Assembly. The agreements grant vast authority to the World Health Organization over health decisions, something that constitutionalists are concerned could weaken United States sovereignty.
Police make arrest in Bronson campaign sign ‘Free Palestine’ vandalism
Anchorage Police have made an arrest in connection with the vandalism of Bronson for Mayor campaign signs this year. On April 25, detectives charged 27-year-old Amanda M. Pineda with Criminal Mischief III, Improper use of Plates, and Filing a False Police Report. Pineda has been given a court date of May 17, and is out of jail on supervised release. Charges include a Class C Felony.
Intifada funding: Peltola camp has friends and donors in high places who also fund pro-Hamas unrest
Rep. Mary Peltola has more in common with pro-Hamas agitators across the country than Alaskans may know. Like Joe Biden, her campaign for reelection gets contributions from some of the same people who are funding these campus protest groups. In the complex world of nonprofit foundation and political funding, it’s...
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