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Sullivan’s ‘Alaska Federal Judiciary Council’ is nothing but a stalling tactic

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. The nine friendly people chosen by Sen. Dan Sullivan to serve on his so-called “Alaska Federal Judiciary Council” won’t speak with one voice. Some of them will even disagree with him on major...
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Anchorage Assembly Approves $250k for Legal Defense in Demboski Lawsuit

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The Anchorage Assembly approved a sole source contract for $250,000 for legal expenses related to former Municipal Manager Amy Demboski’s wrongful termination lawsuit during a special meeting Monday. The funding was requested by Mayor Dave Bronson.  The lead attorney, Clint...
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Sen. Sullivan Gives Tuberville a Pass on Holding Military Promotions Hostage

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. Sen. Dan Sullivan won’t stop blustering that Democrats and Republicans like Sen. Lisa Murkowski have to surrender to the whims of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the guy who...
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Tetlin Didn’t Get a Fair Shake from Kinross Mine Deal

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. The Tetlin Native Corporation has posted a press release on its website making serious allegations about parties involved in the mineral lease that underlies the Kinross...
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State Chooses to Allow Kinross Trucks to Operate Without Permits or Restrictions

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. State regulations say that trucks that are more than 85 feet long must have a pilot car for safety reasons. The Kinross mining trucks are 95 feet...
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Permanent Fund’s Anchorage Office Venture has Makings of Another Scandal

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This article was originally published at dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. There is nothing about opening a new Anchorage office for the Permanent Fund—in temporary quarters—that should inspire public confidence in the trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund...
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Alaska Watches, Nervously, as Ukraine War Pushes More Russian Oil Through Bering Strait

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Nathaniel Herz welcomes tips at natherz@gmail.com or (907) 793-0312. This article was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter from Herz. Subscribe at this link. The war in Ukraine appears to be driving a sharp increase in shipments of Russian oil to China through the Bering...
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Amy Demboski Sues Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson for Wrongful Termination

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Former Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski is suing Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson for at least $100,000, citing economic and reputational damage.  The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges Bronson wrongly fired her in retaliation for contacting the Municipal Ombudsman and for sending...
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Medium Build Joins the Fight Against Ambler Road

Arts and Culture The Alaska Current -
EVANSVILLE — About 12 hours before Nick Carpenter climbed into his packed 2002 Subaru Outback destined for the neon lights of Nashville, he stood out on a rocky beach, completely silent but for the whooshing of the Koyukuk River. Carpenter,...
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Kinross Insisted on Protesters Being Removed. City Police Complied.

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com, and is republished here with permission. City police officers said that Kinross, not the borough, insisted that protesters of the Kinross trucking plan be removed from the parking lot of the Carlson Center,...
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