Monthly Archives: June 2010

By Ed Schoenfeld

The American Civil Liberties of Alaska says a lawsuit it filed in Ketchikan could set new standards for medical privacy in Alaska. The group is suing the state to recover about four hundred records seized from a women’s health center during a criminal investigation. It says local police later revealed personal medical information. Police deny that’s the case.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The major candidates for U-S Senate are about a third of the way into this year’s Primary Election season – and the next two months indicate that voters will have a lot of things to consider when they go to the polls.  Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

Both of Alaska’s Senators attended a White House meeting today on climate change and energy legislation.  They were among a group of 23 Senators summoned by President Obama to the closed-door meeting to talk over policy. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Anchorage Democrat Mike Doogan has begun treatment to remove a brain tumor.  Surgery is scheduled for Thursday.    Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

Alaskan Senator Mark Begich will get a chance tomorrow to publically quiz the President’s pick to run the Afghanistan war.  Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

Alaska’s former Senator Ted Stevens is reflecting on the life of his long time colleague Senator Robert Byrd today.  Byrd died this morning at the age of 92 after serving West Virginia in the Senate for more than 5 decades.  Four of them were spent serving along-side and sparring with the 86-year old Stevens.  Continue reading →

By  Ed Schoenfeld

Governor Sean Parnell signed a bill today lowering Alaska’s cruise ship passenger head tax.   Continue reading →

An early version of the previous story had an incorrect headline.  For this I apologize.  The current headline was substituted shortly after the original, incorrect  publication.  The reporter who covered the story had no input whatsoever in either version.

Bruce Weyrauch’s legal proceedings were halted early in the case  so the charges against him could be considered by the Appellate Courts.  The Supreme Court decision reflects the result of that appeal.

Again, the error was mine alone, and I apologize.

— Dave Donaldson

By Libby Casey

The federal government’s case against former state legislator Bruce Weyhrauch took a major hit today from a Supreme Court decision that vacated a lower court ruling allowing Weyhrauch to be tried for “honest services fraud” —  sending the case back to the Court of Appeals.  Continue reading →

By Annie Feidt

A federal judge today struck down the Obama administration’s six month ban on deep water oil drilling.  The judge said the government was too quick to conclude that because one rig failed, others were also in danger. Continue reading →