November 3, 2020 by Will SolteroWhat You Need to Know: Election Night in AlaskaANCHORAGE, AK — As voters head to the polls across Alaska for the final day of voting in the 2020 cycle, there are currently more than 120,000 absentee ballots already cast that the state will not begin counting for at least a week. An election-eve article from the Anchorage Daily News reports that “Through 8 a.m. Monday, 152,585 Alaskans […] Read More
November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 by Will SolteroBristol Bay Public Radio: Senate candidate Dr. Al Gross talks plans to support Bristol Bay economy if elected“I recognize that there are a lot of other opportunities for economic development in rural Alaska and Bristol Bay in particular,” Gross said. “Expanding the internet would be a huge way to bring jobs to the area.” Gross also wants to boost the economy in the region by helping local fishermen. He says improving business […] Read More
November 1, 2020 by Will SolteroPress Release: Dan Sullivan’s scandals just continue to pile upANCHORAGE, AK — With Dan Sullivan’s scandals piling up, and with election day this week, independent U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Al Gross today called for Sullivan to confess to his corruption to Alaska voters before they head to the polls. Over the last few months, a torrent of scandals have hit Sullivan, including revelations from the Pebble Mine […] Read More
October 31, 2020 by Will SolteroPress Release: New Pebble Tapes show execs wanted Alaskan taxpayers to pay $1.5 billion for their project, Dan Sullivan stays silentANCHORAGE, AK — Newly released footage of Pebble Mine executives shows they planned to stick Alaskan taxpayers with a $1.5 billion bill for their economically and environmentally ruinous project—and that Dan Sullivan would let them do it. The executive also said they expected to make off with hundreds of millions of dollars from Alaskan taxpayers in the event that […] Read More
October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 by Will SolteroAl Gross to Dan Sullivan on latest Pebble Mine Tapes: ‘Enough, when will you finally come clean to Alaskans?’ANCHORAGE, AK — Dan Sullivan has gone missing on Pebble Mine….again. A day after new bombshell Pebble Mine tapes were released revealing Ron Thiessen saying they had “…quite a few contacts into the Sullivan operation..,” that it was “better that they’re just quiet,” and that politicians “aren’t held to [their] promises” in an election season, Sullivan is still […] Read More
October 30, 2020November 3, 2020 by Will SolteroRaven Radio Sitka: ‘This is who I am’: US Senate candidate Al Gross pushes values over ideology at Sitka rallyGross met with about one-hundred Sitkans under the Crescent Harbor net shed, where everyone wore masks as much for protection against the chilly breezes as the coronavirus. Gross is a political independent who would likely caucus with Senate Democrats if elected, although he emphasized his willingness to work with Republicans to solve some of the […] Read More
October 29, 2020October 30, 2020 by Will SolteroBOMBSHELL: New Pebble Mine Tapes show Execs saying Sullivan will break promise on opposition to Pebble MineANCHORAGE, AK — In reaction to the newly released bombshell Pebble Mine tapes today that revealed Ron Thiessen saying they had “…quite a few contacts into the Sullivan operation..,” that it was “better that they’re just quiet,” and that politicians “aren’t held to [their] promises” in an election season, independent U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Al […] Read More
October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by Will SolteroPress Release: Four-time Iditarod winner Jeff King endorses Dr. Al Gross for U.S. SenateANCHORAGE, AK –– Today, four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King endorsed Dr. Al Gross for U.S. Senate. Dr. Al Gross released the following statement regarding Jeff King’s endorsement: “I am proud to have the endorsement of such an iconic Alaskan sportsman and fierce health care advocate. I remember watching Jeff King compete in the Iditarod and to have his support […] Read More
October 27, 2020October 29, 2020 by Will SolteroKTUU: Where Sullivan and Gross stand on health care as Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme CourtGross has campaigned against Sullivan for his efforts to repeal the ACA and for voting to confirm Barrett, saying thousands of Alaskans could soon lose their health care. Gross is advocating for a public option in the insurance marketplace. Read More Read More
October 26, 2020October 29, 2020 by Will SolteroFairbanks Daily News Miner: Q&A with Al Gross“Washington has a spending problem and a revenue problem. We need to ensure that we aren’t wasting money. In my pension reform plan I outlined tens of billions of dollars in government waste I would cut, and there is much more to do. We also need a fairer tax system that ends corporate tax giveaways, […] Read More