This just in from Adam Green at Bold Progressives:
Arnold Schwarzenegger has urged the White House to emulate California in taking a lead in the fight against climate change, saying “it would be good for the whole world . . . if the US becomes the power behind the movement”.From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
One of the biggest open secrets in Alaska politics was confirmed Wednesday morning, when Larry Persily was named Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.
Last month, President Barack Obama asked Drue Pearce, the Republican who held the job in the Bush Administration, [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
In what's probably a sign of how partisan the debate over health care is getting, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich split their votes Tuesday on a measure that would have restricted how federal money could be used for abortion.
Murkowski, a Republican, voted [...]
From Bill White in Anchorage --
Former state Rep. Ralph Samuels from Anchorage announced this afternoon that he is running for governor in next year’s Republican primary.
Samuels currently is vice president for government and community relations in Alaska for tourism giant Holland America Line.
He served six years in the state House [...]
A man was arrested for allegedly throwing two tomatoes at Sarah Palin from the second floor balcony during a book signing event at the Mall of America in Minnesota, MyFoxTwinCities.com. reported.
About two or three weeks ago, I first started hearing from this 16-year-old kid, Christopher Jenkins, about his idea to start a Facebook page to "Hold Mayor Dan Sullivan Accountable" it was using a different name and I didn't connect with him to talk about it. However, when' [...]
A new Rasmussen Poll just came out. From the Associated Press --
A longtime critic of Sarah Palin has filed an ethics complaint alleging past aides of the former Alaska governor misused state resources during her run as the Republican vice presidential candidate.
Andree McLeod filed her complaint Friday with the state attorney general's office. Five other ethics [...]
From the Associated Press --
State Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom has been picked as the new Rules Committee Chairwoman in the state House of Representatives.
The Rules Committee controls which bills reach the House floor.The Eagle River Republican replaces former state Rep. John Coghill, who was chosen to replace Gene Therriault in the [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced an amendment today to the health care bill that effectively bans the government from using guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force to deny coverage.
Murkowski's amendment, aimed at guidelines the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force released last' [...]
From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –
The Republican-led state House majority will meet in Fairbanks Wednesday and Thursday to make committee assignments and talk about the upcoming legislative session.
The most chatter going into the meeting is about who will be replacing John Coghill in the influential position of rules chair.
The [...]
I can't believe I am about to do this.
Patricia Sullivan, a mother of four who is running in the Republican primary to take on Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson in Florida's 8th Congressional District, says Palin's authenticity and rejection of Washington elitism inspired her to launch her own political run.From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
Gov. Sean Parnell just announced that he's appointing Tammie Wilson to take North Pole Republican John Coghill's seat in the state House.
The seat's open because Parnell appointed Coghill to the state Senate seat vacated by Gene Therriault's decision to take a job as an adviser [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
Don't expect Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski to cross party lines to vote for the health care bill released this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada.
Murkowski calls it "deeply disappointing and in many ways is even worse than the Senate Finance Committee-passed'" [...]
From David Hulen in Anchorage --
Some items (news and opinion) that caught our eye over the past 24 hours or so:
1. 10 Reasons That Sarah Palin Could Win the Republican Nomination (FiveThirtyEight.com) Excerpt:
She's tough to campaign against. Why? Because any perceived or real slight against Palin is' [...]
Pete Kott speaks to Alaska media about his case from Dennis Zaki on Vimeo.
Yeah, in Alaska we can't even keep 'em in jail when we catch them breaking the law on [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
The Republican who heads up the federal agency overseeing the construction of Alaska's proposed natural gas pipeline is stepping down.
Drue Pearce, a former Alaska Senate president, was asked by President Barack Obama to step down from the small agency, known as the Office [...]
