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.
Governor reflects on a year dominated by COVID fallout
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s second year at Alaska’s helm was utterly preoccupied with COVID-19. His ruminations on what he’s accomplished in 2020 reflect this. The governor’s Dec. 7 statement about his 2020 accomplishments opens by saying he hopes to get
Moving Gov. Dunleavy off the fence
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has squandered his political capital and mandate through fits and starts. To be sure, he has faced unprecedented problems that were not his making, but his inconsistency has resulted in his core constituents shaking their heads and
Gov. Dunleavy and the shootout at the O.K. Corral
As the story goes, when the wagon train master saw the enemy on the horizon, they circled the wagons, loaded their weapons, and fired inwards while the enemy stood outside and watched their self-destruction. On Dec. 3, 2018, Mike Dunleavy was sworn in as
Governor warns Alaska to voluntarily mask up before he is ‘forced to take further action’
Emergency alarms suddenly blared from smart phones across Alaska just before 10 a.m. on Nov. 12 to announce an ominous video message from Gov. Mike Dunleavy. His three-minute YouTube video warned residents that COVID is spreading rapidly across Alaska and
Dunleavy praises warriors on Veterans Day
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Americans are “eternally indebted” to veterans for their “valiant service” and readiness to “put their lives on the line to defend the freedoms of our democracy.” His Nov. 11 Veterans Day proclamation also noted that the
Alaska’s top politicians split on whether Biden has won election
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan have not jumped on the media bandwagon of prematurely coronating Joe Biden as “president elect.” Dunleavy released a statement praising President Trump and vowing to support the effort to ensure that the
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
Video shows conservative base energized across Alaska
A number of conservative rallies, motorcades and political events have occurred across Alaska over the past few months (and many more are planned this weekend). This video by Scott Stansbury, of SSP Studio & Gallery captures some of the passion and
Judge orders governor to approve more money for Alaska’s courts
In a court case that highlights the system of checks and balances in the Alaska Constitution, Superior Court Judge Jennifer Henderson ordered Gov. Mike Dunleavy to restore $334,700 to the appellate court’s budget. Her ruling came on Oct. 16. Dunleavy had
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