NTSB: Door plug bolts were MIA
Nikki Haley loses Nevada primary by 20,000 votes to 'none of these candidates'
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NTSB says those MAX door plugs were without bolts
TheNTSB preliminary report is out and it’s bad for Boeing. Now, Boeing mechanics are threatening to strike if they don’t get a 40% pay raise.
Wednesday - Alaska House and Senate
House Education, 8 am
HB 236 UA major Maintenance, modernization fund
HB 230 Out of state tech experience, salaries
Arctic Policy, Economic Development & Tourism, 8 am
House Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Finance Subcommittee, 9 am
Overview: Governor's Budget Requests by Hannah Lager, Department of Commerce
Senate Finance, 9 am
SB 141 Naming Raymond & Esther Conquest Bridge
SB 24 Public schools: Mental health education
Administration Response to Prior Meetings: Office of Management and Budget
Joint Session, 11 pm
State of the Judiciary Address by Peter J. Maassen, Chief Justice, AK Supreme Court
House Natural Resources Finance Subcommittee, noon
Overview: FY 25 Budget
House Judiciary, 1 pm
HB 97 Self-storage units; liens and sales
HB 67 Harassment; sex offenders and offenses
HB 161 Civil legal services fund
House Resources, 1 pm
HB 272 Big game hunting by person w/ disability
HB 281 State land for remote recreation cabin site
HB 223 Tax and royalty for certain gas
House Finance, 1:30 pm
HB 268 Appropriation, operating budget, capital budget, supplemental
HB 270 Appropriation, mental health budget
Overview: Department of Family & Community Services FY 25 Budget
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 pm
EO 133 Eliminating criminal justice information advisory board
EO 135 Eliminating safety advisory council
Senate Labor and Commerce
SB 191 AHFC make/purchase mortgage loans
SB 209 Electronic monitoring of fishing vessels
House Labor and Commerce, 3:15 pm
EO 129 Eliminating board of barbers and hairdressers
EO 127 Eliminating board of massage therapists
EO 130 Eliminating board of certified direct-entry midwives
Senate Education, 3:30 pm
Presentation: Different Education Models Used by Alaska's Public Schools
Joint Senate and House Resources, 3:30 pm
Presentation: Cook Inlet Gas Update by Luke Saugier, senior VP, Hilcorp Alaska; Mark Slaughter, chief commercial officer, HEX/Furie; Benjamin Johnson, president and CEO, BlueCrest Energy Inc.; John Sims, President, ENSTAR
House Tribal Affairs, 3:30 pm
Presentation: Understanding Recent Changes To Alaska's Unique Legal Landscape and How Alaska Tribes Are Pursuing Justice and Public Safety In Our Communities by various advocates
House Ways & Means, 6 pm
TLDR: Marketing department … MMIWG2S/MMIP
The Tuesday “Lunch and Learn” for the Alaska Senate was “Understanding the Crisis of MMIWG2S/MMIP in Alaska” with Dr. Charlene Aqpik Apok, executive director, Data for Indigenous Justice and Kendra Kloster, co-director Law & Policy, Alaska Native Women's Resource Center.
Deena Bishop reports how Alaska spends $2.7 billion on K-12 education
A presentation from the commissioner of Education on how Alaska education funding really works.
Dunleavy endorses Dahlstrom for Congress
The governor has jumped into the fray this time, whereas last time he sat it out and focused on his own race. The comments are going about as you’d expect.
Mike Robbins runs for Alaska GOP chair
He has been involved with the Republican Party for decades.
Dr. Ben Carson, banned from Anchorage schools, now on VP short list
Woke wunderkind superintendents. Why we can’t have nice things in Anchorage.
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Printer Inkgate: Homeland Security cited false info to censor reporter
Fascinating. The government went to work censoring a reporter, and the newspaper never defended the reporter, who was falsely accused of making up a detail about ballot ink, of all things.
Must Read Alaska Show
From piano lessons to pageants — and back again with Alissa Musto
You’ll enjoy hearing her amazing journey. Something nonpolitical for a change.
We appreciate all generous Alaskans who keep this conservative enterprise going!
Nevada voters to pick GOP presidential candidate with both a primary and a caucus this week
Update from Nevada: Only Nikki Haley signed up for the Republican primary, but she lost by 20,000 votes to “None of these candidates.” The caucuses are Thursday.
Oglala Sioux tribe asserts sovereignty, banishes Gov. Kristi Noem from Pine Ridge tribal land
Imagine turning the tables on the Pine Ridge Reservation and, say, cutting off their government money.
Alliance Mayoral Forum
Thursday’s Anchorage Alaska Support Industry Alliance breakfast program is a forum for four of Anchorage's mayoral candidates to share their plans for Anchorage and their positions on Alliance issues. Secure your spot for Feb. 8, 7-8 am, Petroleum Club.
Moms for Liberty gets organized in Anchorage
Inaugural meeting is Feb. 13. Who are these moms, dads, and grandparents?
Rumors: Ronna McDaniel to resign from RNC chair
She has, according to people familiar, had a conversation with Donald Trump.
Question of the week:
This day in history
Feb. 7, 1893, Fire destroyed 24 homes at Metlakatla, founded in 1887 by Tsimshian Indians who had migrated from Canada.
Columns
Paulette Simpson: Saying ‘no’ to growth in Juneau has consequences
The Left doesn’t want kids. They don’t want private-sector growth. So why are they so mystified that the Juneau schools are losing students?
Hayden Ludwig: Alaskans take note that Georgia has seen the light on ranked-choice voting
Alaskans got duped, but Georgians are watching and learning how to fight it.
Bob Griffin: Claims that Alaska public education needs more money does not hold up to scrutiny
Rutgers University has no dog in the fight in Alaska, but its study shows that Alaska is indeed at the top of the heap for funding.
Alexander Dolitsky: Anyone can become a victim of a far-left cult
The Left has finally found a cult idea that has true stickiness: The weather.
Alaska oil: $78.50
Henry Hub gas: $2.08
Alaska North Slope Production: 500,473
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $78,534,500,000
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