Chugiak-Eagle River plan to break from Anchorage aims to harmonize local govt.
Eaglexit, at its best, is not an argument about leaving something behind. It is an invitation to take greater responsibility for what comes next: to ask whether local government can be closer to the people, easier to understand, more accountable for the money
Tom Begich’s exit from Alaska’s governor race signals the end for ‘moderate’ Democrats
This wasn't Alaska Democrats choosing their most electable candidate. It was organized labor picking its most obedient one, and making sure nobody else could afford to compete. Tom Begich didn't lose an argument. He lost a shakedown, and he knew it well
Why some Alaska GOP candidates should quit if they were not the top Republican in the primary
The problem is that many voters simply do not rank candidates but prefer to choose just one candidate on the ballot. If their choice is eliminated in the first round, then their ballot is tossed out and no longer counted in future
Tom Begich quits governor’s race, unites behind fellow Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins
In an effort to consolidate the political left’s support around one Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, former Alaska legislator Tom Begich has suspended his campaign and endorsed hard-left Democrat Jonathan
Alaska conference to tackle school indoctrination, medical freedom and more
Alaskans For Personal Freedom is holding its annual conference Oct. 3 in Anchorage, where it will address school indoctrination, medical freedom and much
Reporter reflects on recent undercover Alaska operation exposing voter integrity problems
Nationally renowned investigative reporter James O’Keefe has offered some reflections on his recent undercover mission to Alaska in which he exposed election vulnerabilities during the Aug. 18
Eaglexit urges repeal of regulation blocking ability to break from Anchorage
The longstanding grassroots movement seeking to separate Eagle River/Chugiak from the Municipality of Anchorage and create a new home-rule borough is urging supporters to join a call to repeal a regulation that currently blocks the
Lawmaker urges ‘immediate cease’ of chemical-seeded clouds over Alaska
In the wake of a 19-million-gallon rainfall from chemically seeded clouds above the Kenai Peninsula last week, State Rep. Sarah Vance is calling on state authorities to order an immediate cease-and-desist of any further cloud-seeding or weather-modification
Despite controversy, AI data centers would be a fiscal game changer for Alaska
One West Virginia county’s tax revenue from data centers is $1.3 billion, while Alaska’s unrestricted oil revenue in FY 2027 is $1.9 billion. One small county makes almost as much from data centers as our entire state does from
Court orders one change to Alaska ballot measure aimed at ending ranked-choice voting
The high court’s only change was to order the state to include wording explaining that a successful repeal of ranked-choice voting would result in candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running separately, as they have in the
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