News
Dan Sullivan disqualified for going by Dan, AKLNG bill clears the House
The state concedes no single thing is disqualifying about Petersburg Sullivan, just the narrative around him.
AKLNG advances without option for local governments to cut their own deals
With a little more than a week remaining in the special session, the gasline subsidy bill is nearing a vote in the House — without one of the big-ticket items advocated for by allies of the North Slope Borough.
My way-too-early gubernatorial tier list and AKLNG grinds on
Tired of all those issue-based candidate surveys? Snoozer! Then I've got you covered with my V.I.B.E.S.-based system.
Sine Die and Summer School
If the first hearing of the special session is anything to go by, it's no wonder the governor is in such a rush to pass the AKLNG bill.
Special session bound, packed crime bill passes, pension override fails and more
Following Monday's mad dash, the penultimate day of the legislative session was largely subdued as lawmakers turned their attention to everything else.
Pipeline and pension plummet, Cox's back on the job and a floor blow-up
So, it turns out that trying to ram through a multibillion-dollar, multi-decade subsidy for a questionable pipeline project is pretty hard.
'We're trying.' Legislators warn AKLNG project may be too large a lift for session's final days
It's Wednesday. A week remains in session. In this edition: With the final sprint to the finish line underway, the Alaska Legislature has a ton on its plate, and that's before we get to the governor's late-in-the-session demand for a multi-
Public pension bill passes, legislators get mixed messages on AKLNG beyond ‘less taxes’
Republicans stood by their bold claim that people nowadays just want to work forever.
Republican infighting, the fiscal scree slope, and the troubling practice of exporting inmates, importing gangs could resume
It's the 90th day of the session, and have we really figured anything out?
'Delicate balance' election bill clears the House, on track to pass the Legislature
Oil price certainty is in the eye of the beholder. Bipartisan election bill passes with technically bipartisan support. Legislators get some big, bad numbers for rising health care costs.
