It is time for this experiment in angry, partisan, petty, and incoherent governance to end. Alaska is DONE with Dunleavy.
Time to vote for reason.
Voting is your role in deciding the future of Alaska. Early voting begins on October 24, VOTE! – A message from The Alaska Center IE.
Indigenous Peoples Day
Indigenous Peoples Day is on Monday. It was created as a state holiday through legislation signed into law in 2017 by former Governor Walker in a ceremony held during Utqiaġvik’s annual Nalukataq whaling festival. It replaces Columbus Day, and it is a small step toward atonement for the colonialism of our American and Alaskan history. On this Indigenous Peoples Day, …
Why do you celebrate Juneteenth?
This weekend, Alaskans and our country will commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth. It is a call to action to engage in anti-racism.
– The Alaska Center
PRIDE!!!
Pride is more than rainbows and parades, it is about a history of direct action, radical love, joyous resistance, and justice for ALL ALASKANS.
Hot Takes in A Cold Place: You Can Stop Pebble Mine
TAKE ACTION TO STOP PEBBLE MINE“Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult” – Hippocrates That nifty aphorism could apply to the fight against the Pebble Mine aside from the difficulty of judgment part. It is a long fight, seemingly a generational fight, but the one thing we know is that a majority of Alaskans have judged …
A Problem of PFAS
SB 121 bans PFAS foams when the Federal Aviation Admin stops forcing their use, please plan to testify in support of SB 121 on Tuesday April 12th.
Fair Maps and Power Grabs
New legislative district boundaries are drawn every ten years based on the most recent census data. In 2021 the Alaska Redistricting Board adopted a final redistricting plan for Alaska, which delineates the districts legislators will represent. The politics of redistricting are rife with power grabs, and the maps are almost always litigated. The balance of power in the Legislature is …
A DEC Budget Trap
So far, only three states in the United States have assumed primacy for dredge and fill permitting in wetlands. One of those states – Florida – assumed permit primacy in the waning days of the Trump administration. Like Governor Sean Parnell before him, Governor Dunleavy wants Alaska to pay for wetland permitting that is now being paid for by the …
The Expel Eastman Edition
The Alaska Center’s Legislative Blog: Oath Keeper David Eastman, is not fit to be a representative in this Democracy.