Harvard journal: Alaska’s courts should never screen citizens from the grand jury
Harvard journal notes that Alaska courts and executives should not screen citizen petitions brought to grand juries or suppress reports on public welfare issues. Grand juries can initiate investigations or respond to citizen complaints, producing statements
Alaska’s GOP gubernatorial contenders to square off in unique family-values forum
This coming Thursday, May 21, a number of the most viable GOP contenders will square off in a unique public forum that aims to help voters distinguish between the many candidates who claim to be champions of conservative
OPINION: New traction raises guarded hope of fixing Alaska’s Supreme Court mess
The decades-long battle to restore Grand Jury rights in Alaska has gained traction in this election
OPINION: If Sen. Stevens wonders why Alaskans don’t trust government, he needs to look in a mirror
Senator Stevens, our country is based on a social compact between the people and the government. You get your power and authority from the consent of the governed. By failing to do your job properly, the people no longer trust
OPINION: Alaska’s next governor must establish an ‘Office of Unborn Advocacy’
We need an Office of Unborn Advocacy in the governor’s office - staffed with dedicated, taxpayer-funded, state employees who are willing to do in Alaska what pro-abortion governors are doing right now across the
OPINION: Atty. Gen. hearing was a lost opportunity to unmask the madness of Alaska Democrats
Sen. Bill Wielechowski’s prosecutorial grilling of Alaska’s Acting Attorney General Stephen Cox perfectly encapsulated the lunatic asylum that the Democratic Party has
BOB BIRD: 3 candidates for AK governor who’ve taken courageous stands
Most of us lament that the interminably long list of candidates offered to the Alaskan voter, through RCV, is exhaustive. It makes it impossible to discern the best positions and the best candidates. But three have advocated the kind of leadership we need in
UPDATE: Alaskans can testify April 20 on bill that will vastly expand chemical abortion
Pro-life advocates are fighting two bills in the Alaska Legislature that could vastly expand chemical abortions across the
SHELLEY HUGHES: As governor, I will fight to restore the Alaska Grand Jury’s lawful powers
Success will look like this: an Alaska where citizens can raise legitimate concerns with confidence, and where the grand jury system functions as a true bridge between the people and their
OPINION: Edna DeVries has what it takes to be governor of Alaska
Mayor DeVries’s position on all of the issues is exactly as you would expect from a true conservative. She is pro-life, opposed to Ranked Choice Voting, supports improving election integrity, believes in limited government, and, since she has previous
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