May 31, 2016 JUNEAU — Governor Bill Walker thanked the Alaska Legislature today for passing HB 200 and HB 27, which reduce barriers for adoption and boost state efforts to find permanent, stable homes for children living in foster care. The two bills passed the Alaska Senate today by votes of 18-2 and 20-0 respectively, […]
According to court documents presented in the Fourth District Court in Fairbanks, a Fairbanks woman, identified as 31-year-old Chelsea Sperry, was charged with Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance IV, a Class C Felony on November 28th after her arrest following a complaint by local business, Castle Mega Store, in Fairbanks. According to the arrest report, […]
It was announced on Wednesday that convicted counterfeiter, Eugene David Downey was sentenced in United States District Court to 30 months in prison for his counterfeiting spree that spanned May 2013 until his arrest in April, 2014. According to court documents, Downey was arrested on state counterfeiting charges and convicted in May of 2013. But, […]
In April I challenged the Parnell administration to explain to the public the steps it has taken to fix Alaska’s Medicaid reimbursement system. (“Alaska Needs to Fix its Medicaid repayment mess” April 22, 2014 Alaska Dispatch). This system compensates health care providers (i.e., hospitals, clinics, physicians, therapists, etc.) for the services they provide to the […]