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,…
Former Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Indicted for Contempt of Congress Over Defying Jan. 6 Subpoena
June 6 By Lisa Hagen The Justice Department announced Friday that former White House adviser Peter Navarro was indicted by a federal grand jury for contempt of Congress over defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee, becoming the second Trump-era official to be charged…
Concerns raised over potential conflict of interest in Alaska’s review of private education reimbursement
June 6 By Lisa Phu Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor could have a conflict of interest as the state Department of Law that he oversees looks into the legality of using public funds for private education through the state’s correspondence school, or homeschool, allotment program….
Midterm Math Works Against Democrats With Senate at Stake
June 4 By Susan Milligan Joe Biden can thank record voter turnout, women, Black and Latino Americans, young people and voters eager to get Donald Trump out of office for the Democratic president’s 2020 victory. Unfortunately for Biden and his Democratic Party, the voters expected…
Field of 31 candidates emerges in Alaska’s November U.S. House race to fill two-year term
June 4 By Iris Samuels By this week’s election filing deadline, 31 candidates had registered to run for a full two-year term as Alaska’s lone U.S. House representative. While that’s fewer than the 48 hopefuls running in the earlier special election, it still represents a…