Posted by Jeanne Devon on September 25, 2021 · Leave a Comment
NOT THAT SPECIAL Welp. Another special session has come to a close, with the legislature settling on an $1100 PFD – pretty much the same as we’ve had for years and no thanks to the governor who could have had this outcome long ago, but in an interesting choice vetoed the PFD down to nothing, and started the process all over again. It was actually a nail-biter for a second and it looked like Alaskans might have no PFD at ALL. But we drove back from the edge of that cliff. There will be no veto this time, but before you think…
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Category Alaska, Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Legislature, Alaska politics, Anchorage Assembly, Bill Walker, Democrats, Events, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Headlines, Health, Joe Biden, Mayor Dave Bronson, Mayor Dave Bronson & Co., Mike Dunleavy, Municipality of Anchorage, Public Safety, Republicans, Sarah Palin, TALL Tales from Juneau · Tags Alaska covid, Alaska Redistricting, Dr. Anne Zink, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Mayor Dave Bronson
Posted by Jeanne Devon on August 27, 2021 · Leave a Comment
This week has been particularly mind-boggling everywhere from the Capitol in Juneau to the Anchorage Assembly chamber, to the Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks, and the Mat-Su. All I can say is suit up, because we’re going to take a dive and look at it all. IN JUNEAU The Special Session took a crazy turn Wednesday night. The legislature was slated to vote on what was shaping up to be an $1100 PFD, to fund scholarships, and get it done, and the floor session was ready to start… But 18 of the 38 legislators who were in the Capitol decided not to show up. Taking into…
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Category Alaska, Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Legislature, Alaska Politicos, Alaska politics, Anchorage Assembly, COVID-19, Democrats, Education, Election 2022, Ethics, Events, Fairbanks, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Headlines, Health, Mat Su, Mayor Dave Bronson, Mayor Dave Bronson & Co., Mike Dunleavy, Municipality of Anchorage, Religion, Republicans, TALL Tales from Juneau, Women's Issues · Tags Anchorage Librarian, Caitlin Shortell, Elvi Gray Jackson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Ivermectin Alaska, Lance Roberts, Mat-Su schools, Mayor Dave Bronson, Recall Dunleavy
Posted by Jeanne Devon on August 13, 2021 · Leave a Comment
THE LOSING STREAK CONTINUES In the recent history of Alaska legislative elections, there’s never been someone so smug, so obnoxious, and so mansplainy that his loss deserved celebration like Lance Pruitt (R-East Anchorage). His Twitter trolling, and actual stalkerish drive-by’s of his opponent’s home taking pictures were the icing on the cake. Then there was this, on the day before the election. File that one under “This Aged Badly.” Dr. Liz Snyder pulled off a win IN HOUSE DISTRICT 27 and sent “Speaker Pruitt” (yes, he’d moved into the office in his mind) packing. He was even fined almost $20,000 for…
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Category Alaska, Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Legislature, Alaska Politicos, Alaska politics, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Elections, Ethics, Events, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Headlines, Mat Su, Mike Dunleavy, Nation, Native issues, Rallies and Events, Redistricting, Republicans, Rural Issues, Supreme Court, TALL Tales from Juneau, Trump, Voting, Whackjobbery · Tags Alaska census, Alaska Redistricting, david eastman, Lance Pruitt, Mike Dunleavy, Mike Lindell, Power Cost Equalization, Rural Alaska
Posted by Jeanne Devon on March 26, 2021 · Leave a Comment
“IT’S UNBELIEVABLE” This is perhaps the best way to sum up the confirmation hearing for Alaska’s third Attorney General under Gov. Mike Dunleavy held in the Senate Judiciary Committee this week – a post from the Chair herself. Reinbold, unsurprisingly, spent the bulk of the time complaining about having to follow rules, “drilling down” on the nominee’s opinion on separation of powers, the executive branch overreaching on civil liberties, and the governor’s mandates on “cloth face coverings” in government buildings. “As you know in the building we have negative tests but we still have to wear these,” she said. And…
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Category Alaska, Alaska Legislature, Alaska Politicos, Alaska politics, Anchorage Mayoral Race, Anchorage School Board, Elections, Events, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Headlines, Mike Dunleavy, Municipality of Anchorage, Republicans, Sen. Lora Reinbold, TALL Tales from Juneau, Voting · Tags Ben Stevens, Dave Bronson, Dermot Cole, Ed Sniffen, Judy Eledge, Kelly Lessens School Board, Kelly Tshibaka, Kevin Clarkson, Pat Higgins School Board, Sen. Lora Reinbold, Sen. Mike Shower, Sen. Shelley Hughes, Tiffany Zulkosky, Treg Taylor
Posted by Jeanne Devon on October 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment
YOU DON’T WANNA BE LIKE MIKE It’s one thing when the “I wanna be like Trump” Governor decides (hours after telling Alaskans to mask up and keep their social bubble small) to show up at a swanky cocktail party fundraiser on the Anchorage Hillside. But it’s another level of irony to be outed by the bumbling ineptitude of your own propagandist. Dunleavy’s blogger, Suzanne Downing/Must Read Alaska, begins this weird video foray into the underground world of unsanitary Republican fundraisers by looking at the sunset and musing, “An orange, orange view for an orange president… although he looked a little…
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Category Alaska, Alaska Legislature, Alaska Politicos, Election 2020, Elections, Events, Headlines, Mike Dunleavy, Ohio Dan Sullivan, Rallies and Events, TALL Tales from Juneau · Tags Bart LeBon, Bart LeBon for House, Bill Johnson for House, David Nelson for House, George Rauscher, Governor Mike Dunleavy, James Kauffman for House, Leslie Becker for House, Mel Gillis for House, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Steve Thompson, Steve Thompson for House
Posted by Jeanne Devon on October 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment
It’s hard to know where to begin these days, but let’s start with something nasty that’s brewing which will directly affect the policy positions of Republican candidates, and tells us exactly what to expect if Republicans manage to take back the majority in the State House this November. HINT: It’s going to look a lot like the horrific beginning of last session only there won’t be anyone to stop it. WHAT AR THEY DUIN? A strained pun is about the best you can get out of the absolute fiscal disaster the Republican Party is cooking up. Remember when Tuckerman Babcock,…
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Category Alaska, Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska House Race, Alaska Legislature, Alaska Politicos, Alaska politics, Alaska Senate Race, COVID-19, Democrats, Election 2020, Elections, Environment, Events, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Headlines, Municipality of Anchorage, Pebble Mine, Rallies and Events, Republicans, TALL Tales from Juneau, Tuckerman Babcock, Voting · Tags Abe Williams, Anchorage, Bart LeBon, Calvin Schrage, Carl Johnson, Christopher Quist, David Nelson for House, Donna Arduin, Dr. Liz Snyder, Evan Eads, Fairbanks, James Kaufman, Kelly Cooper, Lance Pruitt, Lyn Franks, Marna Sanford, Matt Buxton, Mel Gillis, Mike Dunleavy, Nat Herz, Pebble Mine, Robert Myers, Roger Holland, Running debates 2020, Sarah Vance, Suzanne LaFrance, Tuckerman Babcock
Posted by Carl Johnson on March 12, 2019 · 1 Comment
The Finnmarksløpet dog sled race is the longest and northernmost dog sled race in Europe. It takes place in the Finnmark, the northernmost region of Norway, and traverses birch forest, river valleys, and northern fjords from Alta to the Russian border and back. The Finnmarksløpet was established in 1981 by the Alta Trekkhundklubb (Dog Sledding Association of Alta) as a 226 km (140 mile) long race. It was later extended to 1,000 km (621 miles) in 1993, and then to its current distance of 1,200 km (746 miles). In addition to the 1,200 km-long race, there is a 500 km…
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Category Events, Fun!, Headlines, Hooray!, International News, Nature · Tags Carl Johnson, Dallas Seavey, Finnmark, Finnmarkslopet, Iditarod, Norway, sled dog race
Posted by Jeanne Devon on August 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment
On August 28th, join Senator Berta Gardner (D-Anchorage) for a benefit for Alaska’s progressive women candidates – and a lot of fun with some great and interesting women. There will be several soup choices available unless it looks like the weather calls for a BBQ, in which case look for Bristol Bay salmon. Women for Alaska! AWPA Fundraiser Tuesday, August 28 at 5:30 PM 1405 Matterhorn Way
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Posted by Jeanne Devon on August 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment
ADN is partnering with The Alaska Landmine to host Election Central for the primary on August 21, 2018 . This gathering will take place starting at 7pm on the 2nd floor of the Dena’ina Center, in the Kahtnu Rooms. The Alaska Landmine will be broadcasting a Facebook Live stream with a panel of Alaskans that will provide real time coverage and analysis of the election. We will also be interviewing candidates. The event is free and open to everyone! The State is not doing an Election Central this year. We felt it was important to not only have an Election…
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