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Ultra-Conservatives' Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month

Ultra-Conservatives' Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month

You'll have to excuse ultra-conservatives for their recent behavior; they've had a pretty bad month. Epic Fail After living in a social media echo chamber for the past five months, supporters of the Recall Rivera effort learned that District 4 residents overwhelmingly rejected the legal but

State Senator Lora Reinbold Attacks Veteran Reporter James Brooks

State Senator Lora Reinbold Attacks Veteran Reporter James Brooks

Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold (Q-Eagle River) attacked veteran reporter James Brooks on Facebook yesterday over an article Brooks wrote this past weekend. Brooks, if you don't know, covers the state government, the Alaska Legislature and general assignments. Mr. Brooks previously reported and edited for the Juneau Empire,

Video: Confusion at GOP "Special" Meeting to Recall Rep. Merrick

As GOP leadership met last evening in Eagle River to ram through an effort to recall Alaska House Representative Kelly Merrick, there appeared to be some confusion among those in attendance regarding the the number of days required to properly notify the public of a special meeting. GOP leadership stated

Rep. Ken McCarty Calls Eagle River "Leaders" Actions "Shameful"

Rep. Ken McCarty Calls Eagle River "Leaders" Actions "Shameful"

Alaska Representative Ken McCarty (R) had harsh words for Chugiak/Eagle River "leaders" after an Alaska Town Hall Meeting he attended went off the rails in District 13 this past weekend. Present at the meeting was Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold, who was the recent recipient of a

The Murkowski Conundrum

The Murkowski Conundrum

Many Alaskans have an off-again relationship with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. Some participated in her write-in campaign, making her only the second U.S. Senate candidate since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to win an election via write-in. Alaskans came out in force during that election to stop Joe

Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold is teh Angreh

Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold is teh Angreh

It's Friday so you know what that means! That's right, it's Lora Reinbold Facebook time. Scary! Much to the ire of Lora Reinbold, Governor Dunleavy has announced that he will be signing another COVID-19 emergency declaration for another thirty days. In his announcement, Dunleavy

Dr. Zink says Lots of Transmission Outside of Goose Creek

Anchorage Assemblyman Christopher Constant asked Chief Medical Officer Dr. Zink a question this evening on social media regarding false assertions that the majority of COVID-19 cases being reported in Wasilla, are primarily coming from the Goose Creek Correctional Facility outbreak. Mr. Constant responded with, "Totally understand that. They were