Students swarm Alaska Capitol
Radicalized by educators, egged on by Democrat lawmakers, it may not endear them to the rest of Alaskans
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Students put out press release about staging walkout for funding
The press release looked like it had professional help. Just sayin’. Some union organizer has his/her fingerprints all over it for tone, structure.
Students swarm Alaska Capitol, disrupt committees, get praised by Democrat lawmakers
Hey hey, ho, ho. Students think this will endear them to legislators and the governor. A handful of Democrat lawmakers participated in the mayhem, including Reps. Cal Schrage, Genevieve Mina, Maxine Dilbert, CJ McCormick, Jennie Armstrong, and Daniel Ortiz. Some of the legislators met the students at Juneau-Douglas High School and marched with them to the Capitol, where students shouted, chanted, and were seen pounding the doors, including the door of the lieutenant governor’s office for some reason. Lawmakers ended up having to lock their doors because it was way out of hand.
Note from someone inside the building: Rep. Donna Mears led those kids to Finance. And they had a list of offices to target ....they had to adjorn Finance and the kids surrounded Rep. Julie Columbe.”
Can we call it an insurrection? Too soon?
Folk Festival starts April 8-14
The 49th annual Alaska Folk Festival is right around the corner in Juneau. It’s not as old as statehood, but there will be some old-timers there. It’s pretty much a Democrat convention, TBH.
Who wants to be a millionaire? Mary Peltola’s campaign cash machine is churning the dough
She has millions of dollars in her campaign account, which is going to make it very challenging to unseat her.
Former Rep. Liz Snyder fined $3,673 for slipping cash to husband
He was a volunteer on the campaign. He then got “paid” with the remainders.
We found former Snyder running a bodega she started in Florida. She left Alaska and immediately became the owner of Spinster Abbott’s bodega:
Property taxes going up in Anchorage with bonds passing
With seven of nine measures on the Anchorage ballot passing, a homeowner with property assessed at $400,000 will see an increase to his/her property taxes of over $113 per year, or the cost of a dinner out for two.
Latest results - Anchorage mayor’s race: April 4th update
Total cards cast: 60,653, 25.55% turnout
LaFrance: 21,823, 36.36%
Bronson: 21,174, 35.28%
Popp: 10,183, 16.97%
Tuck: 4,725, 7.87%
Certification, April 23
Runoff ends May 14
Wisconsin governor vetoes bill to protect girls’ athletics from trans takeover
There is a similar bill making its way through House committees in Alaska.
Fairbanks School Board rumor-mongering president keeps her seat
Brandy Harty had made comments on the record in March indicating that Republicans in the Alaska Legislature had accepted bribes in exchange for votes. After two emergency board meetings, the board decided to just let it go.
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Organ grinder: Man arrested for exposing self to underage girl at Anchorage gym’s hot tub
Maybe he will use the Planet Fitness defense.
Man in Georgia prison indicted for constructing, mailing bomb to Alaska
Question unanswered: How did he make a bomb while in prison?
U.S. Immigration Services now allows ‘gender X’ for those applying for naturalization
No proof required. Just say you’re not male or female because we are now a post-science society.
On the move
Anna Argenti is the new Juneau District Attorney. She was appointed in March.
Mike Huston will succeed Joe Schierhorn as President and CEO of Northrim Bank, while Schierhorn will stay on as chairman of the board. Huston was executive vice president and chief lending officer.
Don Ashley, executive director of Anchorage and Fairbanks campuses for Wayland Baptist University, is now also first executive director of global initiatives. Wayland Baptist has 11 campuses in six states, American Samoa, and Kenya.
Kenai Fire Chief Tony Prior is leaving the state after 27 years. He’ll be moving to Oregon to take up a new position closer to family.
Alaska author book release: ‘Pride and Privilege’
Leigh Sloan writes on how to be influential during chaotic times. Anchorage trainer, first-time author.
Question of the week - you want it gone!
This day in history
April 5, 1792 – President George Washington exercised his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power was used in the new United States.
Columns
David Eastman: Progressives weaponize Legislative Ethics Committee against conservatives
Win Gruening: Tax revolt over property assessments
Tuckerman Babcock: What is treason?
Eastman family: The heroic sacrifice of John Eastman
Rick Whitbeck: Covid-19 anniversary invokes good memories for the Climate Cult
Jamie Allard: Chugiak Eagle River, it’s time for us to show up and vote for Bronson
David Boyle: Federal government uses 4,000-mile screwdriver to dictate to Alaska on Covid relief funds
Art Hackney: Vote for Chris Tuck for mayor
Bethany Marcum: Don’t get fooled by imposter group posing as freedom-loving patriots
Win Gruening: Giving credit where credit is due
Kelly Tshibaka: Alan Dershowitz on STAND podcast
Greg Sarber: Local autonomy in education is one of Eaglexit’s strongest arguments for detachment
Linda Boyle: Court says FDA must take down its ‘You are not a horse’ ad
Alaska oil: $90.95
Henry Hub gas: $1.77
Alaska North Slope Production: 481,228
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $80,132,000,000
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