Mat-Su Borough imposes new COVID directives
Members of the public in the Mat-Su Borough are now required to wear face masks in all borough owned facilities. A new directive issued on Nov. 5 by Acting Borough Manager George Hays notes that the Nov. 3 directive requires borough employees to wear masks.
Gov. Dunleavy extends emergency declaration for COVID
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Nov. 6 that he is issuing a new 30-day disaster declaration in response to COVID. This goes into effect on Nov. 16 and expires on Dec. 15. Dunleavy’s initial March 11 disaster declaration is set to expire on Nov. 15. In issuing
Unelected Anchorage mayor imposes mask mandate, restricts gatherings increases enforcement
Anchorage’s unelected acting mayor, Austin Quinn-Davidson has decided to wield her newly inherited emergency powers to impose city-wide mask mandates and tighter restrictions on gatherings. She announced her new mandates during a Nov. 6 press conference.
Republican poll watchers needed in Nome for Nov. 10th vote count
On Nov. 10 the Alaska Division of Elections will begin counting roughly 150,000 absentee, early and questioned ballots, which could determine the fate of several close contests across the state. Alaska Republican Party Chairman Glenn Clary said he has plenty
Could Alaska decide the next president? It’s possible.
With the electoral college votes of five key states still unknown and the presidential winner still undecided, there is a scenario in which Alaska’s three electoral votes could determine whether President Trump or Joe Biden wins the White House. As of
11.5 > Hold that cork
Much has been made of the fact that Alaska’s conservatives turned out in huge numbers on election day. These in-person voters propelled U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young to huge leads in the quest to retain their seats in D.C. Additionally,
Anchorage Assembly refuses to allow special election to replace mayor
The Anchorage Assembly has decided that for for the next eight months, Anchorage residents will be governed by an unelected mayor who currently wields extraordinary emergency powers over the city’s 290,000 citizens. Acting Anchorage Mayor Austin
On impeaching Alaska judges
Alaska’s Constitution needs some major overhaul, and the citizens will have the opportunity in 2022 when they are asked: “Shall there be a constitutional convention?” The Alaskan Independence Party’s website has an embryonic and incomplete
Election day votes show conservative surge for Alaska Legislature. Will it hold?
If the votes cast on election day are any indication, the Alaska Legislature will have a decidedly redder hue in the next Legislative Session. Based off of election day returns, Republicans were winning 9 of 11 Senate races and 29 of 40 House seats. That
Trump’s battle against the ‘military industrial complex’
In his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower cautioned the nation about the rising influence of what he called, “the military industrial complex.” He knew from experience, in both the military and politics, the dangers a powerful military
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