Alaska members of Electoral college vote for Trump/Pence
On Dec. 14 at 11:30 a.m., Alaska’s three Presidential Electors cast their votes for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Alaska’s three electors are part of the U.S. Electoral College, which includes 538 men and women, chosen by their
Ballot Measure 2 audit shows insignificant change, separate legal battle continues
A hand-recount audit of Ballot Measure 2 failed to reveal machine tabulation errors that would be significant enough to change the outcome of the election. The audit was done at the direction of Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer after Ballot Measure 2 won by a vote of
Judge denies request to halt Anchorage Assembly from holding closed door meetings
In an order issued Dec. 11, Superior Court Judge Una Sonia Gandbhir refused to prohibit the Anchorage Assembly from holding future closed-door meetings that bar the public from in-person participation due to COVID concerns. The order came after hearing oral
Anchorage’s acting mayor stopped by hair salon while COVID positive
While at least one eyewitness claims otherwise, Anchorage Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson said she did not actually enter a hair salon after testing positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 5. If she did, that would be blatant defiance of her own emergency order
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas election lawsuit, which Alaska supported
The U.S. Supreme Court has officially denied a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results in four swing states. In a short notice issued on Dec. 11 the high court said Texas had a lack of standing to bring the case. “Texas has not demonstrated a
What Alaskans should know before getting the fast-tracked COVID shot
With Alaska just days away from receiving an expected 35,100 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations, there are several considerations Alaskans should keep in mind when deciding whether to get the shot. On Dec. 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Alaska backs Texas lawsuit to overturn election results in four states
Alaska has signed on to the multi-state coalition supporting the Texas lawsuit that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the election results from Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania due to alleged violations of state and federal election laws.
Pruitt’s lawsuit highlights the peril of a runaway Alaska Supreme Court
Rep. Lance Pruitt, who lost his State House seat by a mere 11 votes to challenger Liz Snyder, is seeking relief from the very court system that suspended an election law it deemed overly burdensome just three weeks before the general election. On Dec. 9,
2020 exposed a festering disease in America
This past winter the world began to change before our very eyes as the specter of an unknown global pandemic struck fear into the hearts of men. Lockdowns and closures – unthinkable in modern America – reshaped our lives overnight. Whole sectors of
Can Biden’s Defense Secretary pick stop China from becoming the premier global superpower?
Potential President-elect Biden has announced General Lloyd Austin as his choice for Secretary of Defense. I don’t know much about General Austin, never met him during my time in service. However, all indications are he was a rock solid military leader who
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