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Dunleavy gives law firm $350,000 to review Crum’s $50 million DigitalBridge contract

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy is paying $350,000 for a report on why Adam Crum decided to order a $50 million investment.
Federal Government

Sullivan refuses to accept his share of the blame for Sullivan Shutdown

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Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is campaigning for reelection, refuses to admit that he is part of the problem in Washington, D.C.
Federal Government

Trump claims China could finance Alaska oil and gas projects

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Donald Trump claimed Thursday that China might get in on the act.
Courts

Trump excluded Murkowski, sided with Sullivan on federal court judge pick

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Sen. Dan Sullivan said he has a “red line” that no Alaska federal judge nominees are allowed to cross.
News

Crum helped launch a private investment fund while serving as commissioner

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This story was originally published by Dermot Cole, Reporting from Alaska. It’s almost like someone else was governor when former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum took...
Opinion

OPINION: Alaska officials celebrate Trump’s disaster declaration while FEMA crumbles under his watch

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This story was originally published by Reporting From Alaska, Dermot Cole. The Wall Street Journal had this update Sept. 28 on how the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Commentary

Case history of a Suzanne Downing lie

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Watch the video below in which Suzanne Downing propagates a lie.
Commentary

Dunleavy claims secrecy for DigitalBridge $50 million deal

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The $50 million limited partnership contract that former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum signed before he quit to run for governor is a secret document, according to the Dunleavy administration.
Commentary

Sullivan parrots GOP lie that Democrats want Medicaid for ‘illegals’

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Sen. Dan Sullivan is repeating the Republican lie that Senate Democrats want “Medicaid for illegals” in the United States.
Commentary

Dunleavy’s legislative expert claims incompetent lawmakers ‘fucked up’ transportation funding

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Jordan Shilling, who really should take his talents to the private sector, is supposed to be Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s point man who deals with the Alaska Legislature.
Commentary

Sullivan attacks Democrats for forcing individual votes on Trump nominees

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Sen. Dan Sullivan and other Republicans are whining that mean Democratic senators are forcing them to spend too much time voting on the Senate floor.
Commentary

Murkowski can still do the right thing — forfeit the sale of her vote on GOP/Trump tax scam

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GOP leaders tried to buy Murkowski’s vote on the Trump tax bill with special Medicaid perks for Alaska.
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