Irony: Biden kills Alaska oil, stops by for jet fuel
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Biden breaks law, burns Alaska, boots oil development from ANWR
He set aside more than half of the National Petroleum Reserve for no petroleum.
Nick Begich blasts Biden, Peltola for ‘economic terrorism’
It’s a clear attack on Alaska’s economy and way of life, and a violation of covenants made under ANILCA, Begich says.
Larry Kudlow interview with Gov. Mike Dunleavy
What did Gov. Dunleavy say about the Biden oil and gas ban for Alaska?
Murkowski, Sullivan buck GOP, vote to confirm Dem to labor relations board
Murkowski says she has assurances that the White House will consider filling the Republican seat on the board, but we’ll not be burning the midnight oil on that one.
Demboski sues mayor for wrongful termination
The legal dispute is spreading to other rumors, and rumors of rumors about the administration of Alaska’s largest city.
Federal agency may withhold records from Hunter Biden investigators
IRS whistleblowers testified the Biden family and associates received about $20 million from entities overseas, including in Ukraine and China, via about 20 shell companies.
‘Hotels could become akin to homeless shelters’ if L.A. measure passes
If Anchorage hasn’t turned enough hotels into homeless camps, the city of Los Angeles has a new idea: Forcing hotels to house vagrants and addicts.
Sen. J.D. Vance plans to force vote on congressional ban on mask mandates
He pushed a procedural vote to the Senate floor.
Democrats take stand, vote against a ban on federal mask mandates
Part II: Democrats said no to the federal ban.
Georgia grand jury last year recommended even more indictments
The Georgia grand jury had recommended charges against 39 Republicans, including former Sen. David Perdue and former Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, as well as Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said called him after the 2020 election to find out if mail-in ballots that violated the state's signature-matching law could be invalidated, and if political bias played a role in the counties where poll workers accepted an excessive number of mismatched signatures.
Question of the week: A resounding ‘no.’
This day in history
Sept. 8, 2022, after more than 70 years on the British throne, Elizabeth II died at age 96; Prince Charles, became King Charles III.
Alaska Federalist Society lunch
Join the Federalist Society Alaska Chapter Sept. 12, at 12 noon, for its first annual Supreme Court Roundup to discuss the blockbuster cases from the Supreme Court's past term.
Speaker Kannon Shanmugam, widely recognized as one of the top Supreme Court litigators in the country, will explore the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the voting rights decision in Allen v. Milligan, the student-loan forgiveness case in Biden v. Nebraska, and the religious liberty case in 303 Creative v. Elenis. Venue: Petroleum Club of Alaska.
Columns
Downing: Biden and his sock puppets shouldn’t stop in Alaska for jet fuel
The irony of the president coming to Alaska to top off Air Force One, while systematically destroying our economy that is built on resource development…
The Left quickly attacks Board of Education decision to save girls sports
And it’s 3-2-1 for Leftists who believe that boys can be girls and should be able to compete as girls on the field.
Win Gruening: Misconceptions about cruise industry need clarification
When you get on a cruise ship in Seward, and the manifest says you are going to Vancouver, if you jump ship in Juneau, the cruise lines has to pay a big fine, which they will pass along to you.
Downing: Father Time comes for the gerontocracy
Maybe it is time we set an age limit at the top end for Congress. After all, they don’t seem to want to let go or know when it’s time.
Linda Boyle: It’s back! Covid insanity is a chronic condition
It’s as if the CDC, WHO, NIH, Big Pharma, government schools, and big government didn’t learn a thing from our last go-around with Covid, even though they had three years to learn.
Charles Lipson: What if Biden decides to drop?
President Biden has declared he’s running for a second term, but it’s far from certain he actually will. His infirmity and low poll numbers raise serious doubts. His physical decline shows when he walks or climbs the stairs of Air Force One. His cognitive decline shows when he refuses to hold press conferences or answer even the simplest questions.
David Boyle: Who really controls local schools?
We are told schools are under local control. But let’s take a look at the actual actors who are pushing the policies parents are finding so objectionable.
Alaska oil: $92.71
Henry Hub gas: $2.58
Alaska North Slope Production: 463,970
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $77,851,300,000
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