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Dunleavy contracts attorney Craig Richards at $12,000 a month as latest ‘statehood defense coordinator’

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. With no public announcement, the state hired Dunleavy ally Craig Richards, a trustee of the Alaska Permanent Fund, to serve as “statehood defense coordinator” under a no-bid seven-month contract that pays Richards $12,000...
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Dunleavy administration finds another way to force ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill on Alaska schools

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Attorney General Treg Taylor has a fresh new reinterpretation of state law that conveniently aligns with the right-wing political agenda.
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Anchorage Assembly approves budget, reversing Bronson’s cuts to city workforce

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Bronson's big savings would have relied on cutting funding for many dozens of unfilled jobs. The Assembly said the cuts would felt by the public.
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Alaska House committee revises proposed pot sales tax

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska House Labor and Commerce Committee met last Thursday to review legislation updating the state’s marijuana laws and agreed to bring the proposed sales tax rate down to 6%.
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Alaska Medical Board sends controversial regulations for physician assistants back to the drawing table

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The regulations would have proposed steep barriers for physician assistants to work in rural communities, significantly increasing the additional training required and limiting the scope of their work.
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Anchorage mayoral candidate LaFrance calls for higher snowplow operator pay

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
With the city still hobbled by heavy snow, uncleared neighborhood roads and rutted streets, former Anchorage Assembly chair and mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance today called on Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to improve pay for snowplow operators. The call was included...
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Monthly premiums for health insurance on the federal marketplace will rise 16% in Alaska next year

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
The year-to-year increase in Alaska’s individual market is among the highest in the nation, in a state that already has some of the nation’s steepest health care costs.
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Anti-ranked choice voting campaigners rail against regulators at hearing: ‘What’s the point of you guys?!’

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The staff report recommends more than $100,000 in possible fines, but the final decision will rest with the commissioners.
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Bronson lashes out at Anchorage School District as unsafe roads force another remote learning day

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
After evaluating the roads on Tuesday, the school district canceled the fourth day of in-person learning since the city was blanketed with snow last week.
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Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom joins race against US Rep. Peltola

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Dahlstrom is the second high-profile Republican hoping to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola.
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