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To safeguard your rights, protect the independence of Alaska’s state courts

Commentary Victoria Petersen -
All Alaskans – no matter who you are or what you believe in - benefit greatly from the judicial nomination, appointment and retention processes that the state constitution establishes.
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Not surprisingly, Sullivan has nothing to say about Hegseth

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Dan Sullivan has absolutely nothing to say about Pete Hegseth and the military strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
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Glenfarne’s pipeline emissions

Commentary Dermot Cole -
There’s another way of interpreting the gas pipeline presentation to legislators last month by GaffneyCline.
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Conflict of interest dooms state gasline consulting contract

Commentary Dermot Cole -
On November 10, Baker Hughes announced a “strategic alliance” with Glenfarne to work on the Alaska LNG venture.
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Dan Sullivan blames Democrats for Trump calling for execution of elected officials

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Dan Sullivan is constitutionally incapable of even hinting that Donald Trump is wrong about anything.
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Dunleavy gives law firm $350,000 to review Crum’s $50 million DigitalBridge contract

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is paying $350,000 for a report on why Adam Crum decided to order a $50 million investment.
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State of the Race: Polling-informed gubernatorial power rankings

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
A lot has happened since the last power rankings of the race for the next governor of Alaska.
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There’s no good time to halt SNAP benefits, but now is particularly bad

Cartoon Matt Acuña Buxton -
More than 66,000 Alaskans are set to lose access to federally backed food aid this weekend.
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Case history of a Suzanne Downing lie

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Watch the video below in which Suzanne Downing propagates a lie.
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Dunleavy claims secrecy for DigitalBridge $50 million deal

Commentary Dermot Cole -
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.
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