The Must Read Alaska Show

Is Alaska turning blue??? Senate Majority Leader Hughes gives us the rundown on how the Senate organized.

John Quick sits down with Senator Shelley Hughes to talk about how the Senate organized this time and what this means for Alaska's future...are we turning purple or blue?   

Democrats out smart most of the Alaska Republican State Senators.....

Suzzane Downing and John Quick talk about the Senate organizing. How the senate democrats out-smarted the majority of the senate republicans to form a democratic majority binding caucus.  
 
 

Donna Arduin is THE state budget expert in the USA and she is talking all things Alaska budgets!.

John Quick sits down with Donna Arduin who is one of the nation’s most successful veterans of state budget management and tax reform, and, as Budget Director/Deputy Director, led toward responsibility the budgets of Michigan (Governor John Engler), New York (Governor George Pataki), Florida (Governor Jeb Bush) and California (Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger).  
 
Check out her report here: https://alec.org/publication/2021-laffer-alec-report-on-economic-freedom-grading-americas-governors/ 

Mayor Rodney Dial of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough is hopeful for the future.

John Quick sits down with Mayor Rodney Dial of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough to talk about his re-election and what he hopes to accomplish in the next three years. 
 
Check out the borough here: https://www.kgbak.us/173/Mayor-and-Assembly 

Mining is not dead. Deantha Skibinski is boldly leading the charge for Alaska.

John Quick sits down with Deantha Skibinski, who is the executive director of the Alaska Miners Association. They talk about mining in Alaska, pebble mine, the HUGE event the miners association just had, and more. 
 
Check them out here: http://www.alaskaminers.org/ 

Recap of Election night and new CHRISTMAS SWAG!

Suzanne Downing and John Quick recap the Election, go over ranked choice voting and even more. Get your Christmas SWAG gear here: https://must-read-alaska.myshopify.com/

Kelly Tshibaka calls out Murkowski for appointing a Biden, “Defund the Police” activist.

Kelly Tshibaka sits down with John Quick to talk about how her campaign is going and some of her favorite moments on the campaign trail.  
 
Check out her website here: https://www.kellyforak.com/ 

Constitutional Convention 101! MAJORITY LEADER SEN. HUGHES is a YES on the Constitutional Convention!

Senate Majority Leader Hughes sits down with John Quick to discuss Constitutional Convention. They go through why it's on the ballot, the opportunities it presents, and how an initiative would pass.  
 
Check out this article for more info: https://mustreadalaska.com/shelley-hughes-david-v-goliath-on-state-constitutional-convention-question-on-the-ballot/