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After document leak reveals concerns about trustee behavior, Permanent Fund board sets special meeting to review security
The board seems concerned that unfavorable information is getting out and wants to put a stop to the leaks. (We’re more concerned about some other aspects of this case, such as potential SEC violations and breach of trust.)
Several Republicans in Legislature refuse to confirm education champion Bob Griffin
Alaska hasn't witnessed anything as vicious as Sen. Loki Tobin (annual paycheck $87,000+) falsely accusing an Alaska volunteer since 2019, when Anchorage Rep. Ivy Spohnholz went dirty on retired judge Karl Johnston during Board of Fish confirmation hearings, earning her the nickname Poison Ivy.
Toxic Tobin? If the shoe fits…
Legislature bounces Porcaro from Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
Porcaro has vast experience, but in the end, a couple of legislators flipped their votes. Very political. But he served for 10 months, and gained a lot of friends and experience.
Police make arrest in Bronson campaign sign ‘Free Palestine’ vandalism
There is evidence against this individual who despises Republicans, according to her social media feed, which she has since scrubbed. Evidence includes switching license plates to conceal her car’s identity.
Nick Begich spotted with Rep. Pete Stauber in D.C.
Congressman Stauber sponsored the Alaska’s Right to Produce Act, which Rep. Mary Peltola took a pass on during the final vote. Begich met with him for a half hour in the Capitol on Tuesday. Minnesota, which Stauber represents, has been hit hard with Biden actions too, and Stauber was trying to align with Alaska, but Peltola snubbed the offer. Catch up on that story right here:
Peltola refuses to stand for Arctic Slope communities
When it came time to take a stand, Peltola took a seat.
Intifada: Peltola’s donors fund pro-Hamas unrest
The same people funding Peltola are funding campus chaos.
The Alliance poll: Are you an S corporation? Thoughts on the Hilcorp tax?
Are the companies that are doing the heavy lifting in the economy on board with the tax assault from Bill “Will Tax You” Wielechowski?
Who got honorary doctorates at UAF this weekend?
Della Sdaahlk’awaás Cheney - Master weaver and indigenous knowledge bearer Della Sdaahlk’awaás Cheney received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree. Born and raised in Kake, she learned the art of weaving and the importance of sharing traditional knowledge from her grandmother.
Neal Fried - UAF alumnus Neal Fried received an honorary doctor of laws degree. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Vienna, Fried received a bachelor of business administration in economics from UAF in 1978. He served as an economist for the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development for 45 years.
Sen. Click Bishop, a former state labor commissioner, wrote in his nominating letter, “Neal Fried is the EF Hutton of Alaska. When Neal speaks, everyone listens. He’s that good. He’s that dependable. He’s that solid.”
Mead Treadwell received an honorary doctor of science degree. Treadwell has been an outspoken advocate for Alaska, UAF and Arctic research on local, national and international platforms for more than 45 years. He served as lieutenant governor, chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and deputy commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation. He co-founded the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Polar Institute and the Prince William Sound Science Center, and he directed the Institute of the North. And much more, of course.
The full account is at this link.
Sullivan, Murkowski sign letter demanding Biden reject WHO regs
The entire Senate Republican conference said they will press for a two-thirds concurrence vote of the Senate under Article II Section 2 of the Constitution.
Valerie Davidson is out as president of ANTHC
She was the one who expanded Obamacare in Alaska under Gov. Bill Walker, and served as his lieutenant governor for a couple of weeks when Byron Mallott quit.
Biden has been coordinating with anti-Israel group to isolate Jews living in West Bank: Report
Meanwhile, he halts the shipments of bullets to the Israelis fighting the war on terror.
Trial postponed ‘indefinitely’
A Florida judge has indefinitely postponed the trial over stored classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Earlier, that trial was set for May 20, but there are problems with the evidence: The documents in some of the boxes seized by the FBI were altered, raising credibility questions.
Trump is fighting 88 different criminal counts in four courts.
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On the move
Sarah Hetemi of Americans for Prosperity Alaska is heading to New Mexico, and AFP is looking for a new grassroots engagement director. The person would be responsible for creating a network of Alaskans and helping them stay activated on legislative issues and elections.
Job is posted here: https://jobs.lever.co/standtogether/022943fc-8924-4821-925d-70987fea03fa
Without comment
Question of the week - one day left to vote
This day in history
May 8, 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his expedition were the first Europeans to discover the Mississippi River.
May 8, 1958, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon was shoved, stoned, booed, and spat upon by protesters in Peru.
Columns
Rick Whitbeck: Legislative shenanigan alert! Sen. Wielechowski plays games with Alaska’s future
Alex Gimarc: Alternate energy sources for the Railbelt
A walk through a history of energy projects in Alaska that never got off the ground.
Scott Ogan: Groundhog Day, another good election bill stripped by a Democrat in committee
They take a good bill and then mangle it with leftist craziness, such as same-day voter registration.
Bob Bird: Alaska’s judicial branch needs to be put back in its box
Michael Shevock: Coast Guard Academy is making a big mistake with DEI indoctrination
The author spent years patrolling the Bering Sea.
Alex Gimarc: Vote for common sense in the Chugach Electric Association board elections
Vote for sanity. Or vote for an exodus from Anchorage. Your choice. Chugach Electric Association election ends May 17. Will the greenies keep control?
Ashley Hayek on STAND podcast: America First Patriots are a force more powerful than any elite few
No one is coming to save us. We have to stand for America or lose it forever.
Bidenomics has been a disaster for Alaskans
Meanwhile, Alaska’s only member of the House of Representatives, Mary Peltola, has been voting with the president in support of these policies over 90% of the time.
Column: It’s time to help victims, improve justice, and at no cost to the state
Victims should not have to testify and relive their trauma, authors say.
Dave Bronson: A call for Assembly action on Anchorage’s homeless crisis
The Anchorage Assembly has voted against every one of the mayor’s proposals to address homelessness, while at the same time publicly denouncing that he has not proposed any solutions.
Alaska oil: $85.92
Henry Hub gas: $2.20
Alaska North Slope Production: 456,778
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $80,243,100,000
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