Today’s New Ethics Law Shows the Juneau Swamp is Alive and Well
While legislators in Juneau are celebrating today’s passage of yet another Ethics Law for legislators (SB89), the Swamp culture remains alive and well in Juneau today on Day 98 of …
House Cabal Prioritizes Everything Else Ahead of PFD in State Budget – Dividend Amount to be “whatever’s left”
The vote has now been taken. The die is cast. The cabal of legislators controlling the Alaska State House have chosen to make spending the PFD (and the power that …
House Democrats Vote to Ditch Dunleavy Budget and Replace it With Walker’s Amended Budget
After permitting less than 12 minutes of actual debate, and interrupting even that small amount of debate five separate times, House Democrats voted today to replace Governor Dunleavy’s Proposed Budget …
Closed Courthouses: Washington Monument Syndrome is Alive and Well in Alaska
Remember that time when the Obama Administration began buying and posting signs to keep Americans from visiting their national parks during the government shutdown? They went so far as to …
Bowing to Political Correctness, Alaska Lawmakers Request Funding for $5 Million in Dollar Coins to Show Solidarity Against Racism
Today’s vote in the Alaska House of Representatives has a lot to say about the priorities of Alaska’s current batch of legislators. When it comes to political correctness, they nailed …
Willow Town Hall This Saturday with Senator Mike Shower and Rep. David Eastman
When: Saturday, March 16th Time: 1pm-3pm Where: Willow Community Center Address: W Willow Community Center Circle, Willow, AK 99688 Rep. David Eastman and Sen. Mike Shower will both be in …
Are Alaska Legislators up to the Task of Choosing Which Religious Beliefs to Purge from State Government?
Are Alaska legislators up to the task of choosing which religious beliefs to purge from state government? According to some, “Why yes—yes we are.” As the request to politicize virtually …
Last Week’s Hostile Takeover of the Alaska State House of Representatives
It’s Moving Day in the Alaska State House following the decision last week of three sophomore Republican legislators to deny Alaskans a Republican-controlled State House. Unlike the Republican peers they …
On Day 100 Some Will Vote to Prioritize Political Power over Fulfilling the Will of the People
Today marks 100 days since the November election. In Washington DC, a majority of Democrats were elected, and so we watched the peaceful transfer of power last month from Republicans …
Alaska Lawmakers Resist Peaceful Transfer of Power, Provoke Constitutional Crisis
This week will go down in infamy in Alaska. If we are unlucky, it will also make its way into the story of Alaska that people outside Alaska tell each …
