The Horror and Hostility of the Jan. 6 Committee Hearings
June 13 By Susan Milligan It had a graphic video of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, with previously unseen footage that brought fresh pain and visible cringes from the House hearing room. It had a high-minded opening statement about American democracy, followed by a…
Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola are early frontrunners in Alaska’s special U.S. House primary
June 12 By Nathaniel Herz Early results in Alaska’s 48-candidate special primary election for U.S. House on Saturday showed Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III taking the lead, followed by independent Al Gross. Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola, in her first statewide campaign,…
Turkey and Russia: what’s next?
June 11 By Alex Trainen In connection with conducting of a special military operation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities turned to Turkey with a request to close the Dardanelles for Russian ships. Turkey, on the basis of the Montreux Convention, closed the passage through the…
A Deep Dive Into the Widening Mortality Gap Across the Political Aisle
June 11 By Susan Milligan New research indicates politics may be a matter of life or death. A study published June 7 by the BMJ examined mortality rates and voting patterns in the past five presidential elections, and found that people who lived in jurisdictions…
The Challenge for the Jan. 6 Committee: Protect Democracy, Avoid Politics
June 10 By Lisa Hagen For almost a year, a House committee has had the arduous task of poring over thousands of hours of depositions and over 100,000 documents as part of its wide-ranging investigation into the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol. But its…
House Goes Big on Gun Control as Senate Considers More Modest Reforms
June 9 By Lisa Hagen House Democrats are seeking to pass a wide-ranging slate of gun reforms this week as a swift response to the growing number of mass shootings since the ones in Texas and New York. But a vast majority of those proposals…
After continuing public disruptions, Anchorage Assembly again postpones vote on process to remove a mayor
June 9 By Emily Goodykoontz At another contentious Anchorage Assembly meeting Tuesday, members again postponed a vote on legislation that would add to city code a process for removing a mayor from office for a “breach of the public trust.” An effort from Assembly member…
Tight labor market pushes Alaska unemployment to a record low
June 8 By Alex DeMarban A notice of employment opportunities is posted on an Applebee’s sign outside the restaurant on the corner of W. Tudor Road and C Street in Anchorage on Friday, April 30, 2021. (Emily Mesner / ADN) Alaska’s unemployment rate has reached…
‘Persuadable’ Voters Favor GOP Over Democrats – Until Trump is Mentioned: Poll
June 8 By Susan Milligan In the Democrats’ uphill struggle to retain control of Congress, Donald Trump and his MAGA movement may be their best friends. Polling by Priorities USA, a Democratic SuperPAC, found that Democrats would lose narrowly to Republicans among targeted voters when…
Alaska attorney general recused himself from legal review of using public funds for private education
June 7 By Lisa Phu As the Alaska Department of Law looks into the legality of using public funds for private education through the state’s correspondence school, or homeschool, allotment program, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has recused himself. Taylor’s wife, Jodi Taylor, is a…
Armenians about the ongoing events in Ukraine
June 7 By Alex Trainen Continuing to follow the events in Ukraine, it is interesting to find out how the residents of those regions of Russia, that are not directly in the thick of things, such as the border areas, as well as in the…
North Anchorage voters will soon receive ballots to elect the district’s 2nd Assembly member
June 7 By Emily Goodykoontz Ballots are in the mail for the June 21 special election for a 12th Anchorage Assembly member, who will represent District 1, North Anchorage. Voters in North Anchorage neighborhoods — which include downtown, South Addition, Government Hill, Mountain View, Fairview,…