ballot initiatives

Opinion: Please vote ‘yes’ on Ballot Measure 1

Opinion: Please vote ‘yes’ on Ballot Measure 1

This year’s Stand for Salmon initiative, Ballot Measure 1, is a long-overdue measure that will help restore balance between development of Alaska’s natural resources and… Continue reading

 

Vote ‘yes’ on salmon habitat ballot initiative

I have been thinking long and hard about the salmon habitat ballot initiative that will be on Alaska’s November ballot. I served as Director of… Continue reading

 

Vote ‘no’ on Stand for Salmon

Generations of Alaska Native people have revered salmon for its life-sustaining properties and role in the growth and survival of our communities. To say that… Continue reading

 

Two healthcare ballot initiatives for 2018 have been canceled

A pair of health care ballot initiatives seeking a place in Alaska’s 2018 election are dead for now. On Monday, Healthcare for Alaska and Defend… Continue reading

JUNEAU EMPIRE COMPOSITE Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, left, and Rep. Jason Grenn, I-Anchorage, right, are two of the three co-chairs (with Bonnie Jack of Anchorage) of a new ballot initiative that targets legislative prerogatives.

New ballot initiative targets legislators’ per diem pay

Two Alaska legislators and a longtime Republican organizer are trying to prohibit lawmakers from collecting expense payments if they fail to pass a state budget… Continue reading

JUNEAU EMPIRE COMPOSITE Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, left, and Rep. Jason Grenn, I-Anchorage, right, are two of the three co-chairs (with Bonnie Jack of Anchorage) of a new ballot initiative that targets legislative prerogatives.