Alaska Legislators Fight to Deny the Results of the 2018 Election
Democrats in Congress could take a lesson from their friends in the Alaska Legislature. Today marks the end of the first quarter of the 90-Day Legislative Session. Let’s recap what …
Unpacking Bipartisanship: An Open Letter to Rep. Gary Knopp (R-Kenai)
Representative Knopp, I read with interest your recent article in the Peninsula Clarion: Gary Knopp: Republicans and Democrats must work together to form a bipartisan coalition As a fellow legislator …
Alaska Legislature Falls 80 Days Behind Schedule – Resist Dunleavy Effort Gains New Hope
[The Deputy Sergeant at Arms looks after an empty house chamber in Juneau] It has now been 80 days since Mike Dunleavy was elected Governor of Alaska, and 80 days …
Alaska Legislators Sprinkle Pixie Dust and Officially Declare State Law Doesn’t Need to be Followed (again)
Having now served for two years in the legislature, I have observed an interesting phenomenon that seems to take place in Juneau. It’s the notion that while individual legislators are …
Under What Circumstances Should 17,420 Alaskans be Denied a Voice in the Legislature?
No legislator sits in the Speaker’s Chair today as members of the Alaska House of Representatives prepare for the second day of the 2019 Legislative Session. At 1pm this afternoon, …
Today is D-Day in the House of Representatives
D-Day is scheduled for today in the Alaska Legislature (though it should be noted that D-Day in World War II was postponed several times for bad weather before the Allies …
Legislators cry “Bipartisanship, Bipartisanship”, but there is no Bipartisanship in Juneau Today
With a group of Republican and Democrat legislators in Juneau calling for bipartisan opposition to Gov. Dunleavy, this week is a great opportunity to step back and consider the difference …
Chaos in the Alaska State House, or is it?
While Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as Speaker of the House in Congress last week, Republican and Democrat legislators in the Alaska House of Representatives remain deadlocked today over who …
Give Me More Power
Yesterday, Rep. Gary Knopp (Republican-Kenai) declared he wanted to create a “counterweight” of Republican and Democrat legislators to oppose Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s agenda. One item he singled out in particular …
New Leadership for a New Legislature
In January, the Alaska Legislature will have 17 new members from this time just one year ago. 35% of the house will be new, and 25% of the senate will be …
