AI-medical machines, robot-assisted surgeries, pharmacy drones headed to Alaska
In what may reshape the medical landscape of Alaska the Trump administration announced $160 million for 142 health projects across the state, including robotic surgery, AI-assisted imaging and drone deliveries of prescription
Chemically seeded clouds over Alaska results in 19-million-gallon rainfall in 3 hours
A chemical cloud-seeding company focused on manufacturing human-caused rainclouds has reportedly unleashed 19 million gallons of rainwater on the Kenai
Fairbanks Assembly wants homeschool funds tied to testing mandates
Homeschool and parental rights advocates are sounding the alarm over a proposed resolution by the Fairbanks Borough Assembly that urges the State Legislature to require homeschool and correspondence students to take government-run academic tests in order to
U.S. weed smoking hits record high – Alaskans are even higher
The number of Americans who smoke marijuana has reached an all-time high, according to a new Gallup poll, with 17% of U.S. residents now lighting up. The surge in weed use represents more than double the 7% who said they smoked marijuana in
National news highlights Peltola’s chronic absenteeism, missed votes
Alaska’s former U.S. Congresswoman Mary Peltola has a long history of missing key votes and skipping official proceedings while in elected
OPINION: RINO Rep. Stutes concealed her outside, leftists donors from voters
Alaska legislator Louise Stutes finally revealed the identity of the anonymous donors who contributed to her election campaign back in 2022, and just as we suspected, she had good reason to keep their identities secret from
Borough info on Fairbanks hand-count ballot prop is biased, assemblyman says
Fairbanks Assemblyman Brett Rotermund warns that voters are getting a biased and negative perspective on the merits of an initiative that aims to require hand-counting of all borough ballots, while prohibiting electronic voting machines.
OPINION: Attempt to force surrogate Alaska mom to abort pre-born baby is akin to slavery
Liberals always hack away at Southern slavery to demonstrate their imagined enlightenment and self-righteousness - while they themselves partake of a thoughtless selfishness in their newly minted version of
Alaska opens applications for K-12 scholarship groups to help expand school choice
In what is expected to be a major financial boost for private, home and religious schooling across Alaska, Gov. Dunleavy announced that Alaska is now accepting applications from nonprofit groups seeking approval as K–12 Scholarship Granting
OPINION: Alaska’s primary offers conservatives cause for hope
It would be easy for conservative Republicans to get discouraged with the results of Tuesday’s primary. The Democrats did well in the statewide races, and they are going to be using that success as a talking point right up until the general
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