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
OPINION: It’s time to ditch lawmakers who fear cutting Alaska’s bloated budget
Alaska’s State House voted to advance a budget that includes confiscating the majority of your statutory Permanent Fund Dividend because they are incapable of balancing our state budget, forcing them to steal your
Alaska Congressman Begich joins caucus aimed at blocking influence of Sharia law
U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) has joined the Sharia-Free America Caucus, a U.S. House group dedicated to blocking the influence of Sharia law in American
Anchorage and Mat-Su massage parlors targeted in sex trafficking sting
Law enforcement officers executed search warrants this week at seven illicit massage parlors across Anchorage and the Mat-Su as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected sex trafficking and
OPINION: Alaska failing GOP must pivot from cosmetic branding to structured discipline
The Alaska Republican Party is failing due to festering internal dysfunction. We have reached a point where internal reform is no longer optional - it is necessary to restore trust, accountability and effective
Alaska’s controversial cross-sex gender clinic to permanently shut down
Identity, Inc., which has operated a cross-sex clinic that pushes puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and life-altering surgeries on both youth and adults, is closing down for
Opinion: Chugach Electric board candidate rejects self-limiting decarbonization agenda
Much of the policy adopted by Chugach Electric in recent years has favored organizations that invest in alternative energy. For an electric utility that serves more than 90,000 rate payers, this strategy is shortsighted and heavily reliant on regulation to
Anchorage clerk says Assembly race between Donley and Park may be headed to recount
Donley, a longtime conservative Anchorage school board member, lead on election night, April 7, but has since fallen behind in his bid to win a seat on the leftist-controlled Assembly. He now trails by 47 votes – 4,968 to
Alaska school board assoc. director claims homeschoolers need more oversight
Lon Garrison, who serves as executive director of the influential Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB), thinks Alaska’s nearly 24,000 correspondence students require more state oversight, testing and
UAA to face nation’s top debate team on whether Anchorage should impose 3% sales tax
The teams will debate the controversial idea of imposing a 3% sales tax on Anchorage residents. That proposal was first floated by Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, but was shelved by the Anchorage Assembly earlier this year in favor of trying to get
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