Dan Fagan

3 weeks ago | mustreadalaska.com | Dan Fagan

In February, Alaska Senators unanimously passed Senate Bill 15, lowering the age wait staff can serve alcohol in restaurants from 21 to 18. On Wednesday, the Alaska House voted in favor of the legislation by a margin of 32 to 8. Alaska is one of only three states, including Nevada and Utah, with a legal limit of age 21 for serving alcohol in restaurants.  Thirty-nine states set the minimum age for serving at 18. Five states, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, and Arkansas set the minimum age at 19.

1 month ago | mustreadalaska.com | Dan Fagan

Independent journalist James O’Keefe has pioneered the exposing of corruption through the use of undercover recording devices. The list of big stories he’s broken is unparalleled. But Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is sponsoring a bill that would all but shut down O’Keefe’s ability to conduct his unique investigations in Alaska. Two years ago in Alaska, O’Keefe’s investigator secretly recorded one of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s campaign staff admitting the senior senator was backing rank choice voting.

1 month ago | mustreadalaska.com | Dan Fagan

Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska is cosponsoring a bipartisan bill to curb investment in communist China. The Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart China Act or (FIGHT) would require Americans to notify the Treasury Department when they make certain investments in key Chinese tech industries like artificial intelligence. The concern is that technology developed in the United States and transferred to China is being used to harm Americans.

1 month ago | mustreadalaska.com | Dan Fagan

Democrat State Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, known for her hard left politics, wants to create a commission to deal with what she calls the emergency threat of climate change to Alaska. Her latest bill comes at a time when companies across America are backing away from the climate-scare agenda. BP and Shell, for instance, have scaled back and abandoned some of their renewable energy investments. Other companies have followed. But Gray-Jackson believes Alaska is in an actual state of climate emergency.

1 month ago | mustreadalaska.com | Dan Fagan

By DAN FAGANAs the saying goes, when you find yourself in a hole, quit digging. There’s little doubt Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan to expand Alaska state government by creating a brand new Department of Agriculture is unpopular. Especially on social media, where 99% of those commenting say they don’t like the governor’s idea. It’s become a topic of ridicule. The governor’s advisors should have seen this debacle move a mile away.