What Do I Know?

It became clear to me, while teaching about ethics and 'the public interest' that there were good explanations why the public intere...

Then you need to read this Atlantic article, The Plot Against America.  The sleaziness of Paul Manafort is breathtaking, and the story fil...

I was told this was one of the biggest events to see and be seen at. Next Sunday is the last day of the session and committees were meeting...

There are still lots of people down here pushing legislation that is important to them.  Here's Emily from the American Cancer Society t...

Every day, I keep thinking about Dr. Seuss as I walk around the Capitol.  But I hadn't read this book for over 50 years.  When I go...

[I have been trying to report fairly objectively, but now and then I'll add my own questions in at the end. No one in the committee cal...

Ted came by and got me out of the staff/public lounge where I was trying to write up a post on the morning hearing on the Iran Divestiture ...

This is part of my continuing coverage of the people who come to Juneau to talk to their legislators.  Of course, I'm only you showing a...

I keep being amazed by the number and variety of people walking the halls of the Capitol to make their case to legislators. Alaskans compla...

The hallways of the Capitol are crawling with people lobbying for one thing or another.  While there are professional lobbyists, most seem t...

As a faculty member, I went on state paid trips once or twice and sometimes even three times a year.  I went to conferences to present paper...

Anchorage School Superintendent Carol Comeau was in Juneau lobbying Monday.

I got to the Capitol at 8am Thursday morning to hear the discussion in the State Affairs Committee over Rep. Gruenberg's bill to apply p...