Alaska was Trump Country on Tuesday
Results: 89% went for Trump at 9,243, Haley 1,226, Ramaswamy 45
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Results roll in for Super Tuesday: Live blogging;Trump nearly a sweep
We live-blogged throughout the evening, watching the results of a very enthusiastic GOP base across America, with massive participation in Alaska, even with the limited number of places that Republicans could participate. Thank you to everyone who sent in pictures of their polling places in Alaska and provided notes and observations. Group project!
Email to Alaska Republicans on Tuesday looked like voter suppression but was just a GOP ‘mistake’
With friends like the RNC, Alaska Republicans hardly need Democrats to mess with them. What a confusing set of messages from the RNC on Alaska’s big day.
Haley expected to suspend
She knows how many voters she has now, and is heading to her home state of South Carolina to make an announcement. She will not be endorsing the presumptive nominee, sources say.
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State of the Union on Thursday, with Dunleavy in the House
President Biden will deliver the State of the Union address on March 7, his final such address before the 2024 presidential election. Gov. Mike Dunleavy will be attending as a guest of Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas.
What makes an Alaskan? Alaska Supreme Court says it is basically leaving your bra behind in someone’s apartment
The question of “intent” was weighed by the justices, who fell for the summer romance story. Carpetbaggers will take note.
Moving on: Unalaska Makushin Volcano geothermal project
Tapping a volcano for power is not for the faint of heart, or if you don’t have $500 million to throw at the volcano. A big update.
Try, try again: Anchorage Assembly will take up resolution urging cease fire in Israel vs. terrorism war
We’ll get you an update on this story later today, as we actually did sit through the debate while reporting on the Presidential Preference Poll. Suffice it to say, the audience was filled with the supporters of the “Free Palestinian” terrorists.
Veterans Affairs: Department bans ‘The Kiss’ photo, then quickly reverses itself
W’re blushing. An undersecretary got ahead of herself in the Department of Wokeness.
Without comment …
Question of the week
This day in history
March 6, 1967 Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defected to America after approaching the U.S. embassy in New Delhi and asked for asylum.
March 6, 1973,Voters went to the polls to choose between Emil Notti and Don Young to replace U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, who had been killed in a plane accident the previous October.
Columns
Kevin McCabe: Let’s apply science to our statutes
When does a human life begin? Simple question.
Lisa Dixon: Is ranked-choice voting friend or foe to minority representation?
Two recently-released studies trying to answer that question have come to wildly different conclusions
Linda Boyle: CDC implies ‘curve’ is flattened, while experts admit new guidance follows social norms
The public just isn’t buying it so now the CDC says it’s like the flu. Only not.
Bob Griffin: Anchorage schools need to right-size facilities to put the resources into classrooms
You’re going to be amazed at the square footage Anchorage schools are paying for, with enrollment crashing.
Daniel Turner: Climate cultists will do anything to save the planet, except stay home
They jet all over the globe to come up with regulations for the little people.
Michael Tavoliero: Government education industry has led to mediocrity and bondage of our progeny
They’re teaching kids to be good little followers.
Dan Sullivan: National security bill strengthens our country’s withered defense base
This administration’s unserious approach to national security has wide-ranging consequences, including America’s withered defense industrial base—our ability to produce weapons and defend our nation.
Rick Whitbeck: Energy was front and center at CPAC
The mood at CPAC was one of unwavering patriotism, with attendees coming from every corner of America and around the globe.
Tim Barto: Dennis Prager visits Fairbanks, clarifies leftist ideology
Being an unabashedly observant Jew and defender of Israel, much of Prager’s talk focused on the Israel-Hamas war.
Robert Seitz: In House Bill 368, no ‘renewable portfolio standard’ should be approved without a plan, energy storage, and a deal for Cook Inlet gas
There are solutions for Railbelt energy, and legislators focusing on RPS are missing the point — cheaper energy.
Win Gruening: Juneau School District edges closer to a balanced budget, but what’s next?
After a marathon public hearing last week, the Juneau School District Board of Education voted 5-2 to combine and close several schools. Which ones?
Alaska oil: $81.51
Henry Hub gas: $1.96
Alaska North Slope Production: 478,557
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $79,214,500,000
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