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Weekly roundup: Aloha moderate malarkey flu
It’s still very early in the election season. The sun is still low and coy, objects hidden under the snow haven’t even begun to think of stirring, and most Alaskans haven’t even begun to think about...
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McGuire airing first radio ad in lieutenant governor’s race
Alaska state Sen. Lesil McGuire is airing her first radio ad—a $5000 buy—in her quest to be lieutenant governor. McGuire is running against Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan in the Republican primary, who,...
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Fundraising numbers for statewide candidates dribbling in
Because it’s a holiday, official financial fundraising reports for candidates aren’t due to the Alaska Public Offices Commission until Tuesday. However, as of Monday afternoon, some numbers were...
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McGuire requests Senate Finance re-appropriate tennis-court money
In a rather gutsy move, Anchorage Sen. Lesil McGuire has officially entered into the controversial tennis court debate by requesting that the Senate Finance Committee, which drafts the capital budget,...
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Mayor Dan defends tennis court appropriation
Give Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan credit for responding to stories about his administration. Below is his response to the Friday story on this site about Sen. Lesil McGuire’s attempt to re-appropriate...
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State suspends grant money that includes funding for tennis courts
Scott Ruby, a director at the Department of Commerce, sent a letter to Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan telling him that disbursements for the $37 million grant which includes funding for Anchorage tennis...
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Alaska Republican candidates make questionable remarks related to race
Republican candidates have made questionable remarks related to race at two different candidate forums in the last few days, including comparing union membership to slavery. The first one was after a...
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More on Alaska’s lieutenant governor forum
Last night I wrote about Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan’s comments about union membership and slavery at the lieutenant governor’s forum on Monday sponsored by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. Below...
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So many reasons for McGuire?
Here’s a web ad from Alaska state Sen. Lesil McGuire, who’s running for lieutenant governor. The singer is Sarah Page, a South Anchorage McGuire constituent. It’s cute, and catchy, except the music and...
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McGuire drops out of lt. gov race
Citing family pulls, Alaska state Sen. Lesil McGuire announced that she has dropped her bid to run for lieutenant governor in the GOP primary. McGuire will continue her job as senator, and will likely...
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