Supreme Court rules web designer doesn’t have to create sites for same-sex ‘weddings’
In a 6-3 ruling, which appears to have implications for local laws in Alaska, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that a Colorado web designer has the right to refuse to create websites for same-sex ‘weddings.’ Hailed as a victory for free speech, the case
Rep. Vance offers free tickets to action movie based on true-life fight against child trafficking
In an effort to raise awareness about the plague of child trafficking, both in Alaska and across the world, the office of Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer) is offering free movie tickets to the new major motion film, “Sound of Freedom.” The feature
EDITORIAL: Why is Alaska’s chief federal prosecutor concerned about ‘non-criminal acts’?
There are many problems associated with “hate crime” laws, but a primary concern is that such legislation often allows prosecutors and judges to cite a person’s religious or moral views to increase sentencing, after an objective crime has already been
Alaska joins 15 states urging auto companies to keep AM radio in cars
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto a joint 15-state letter urging auto manufacturers to preserve vital AM radio stations in newly developed vehicles. “Alaska ranks 7th in the nation for AM radio reach,” Taylor said. “In some
91% of Alaska cities suffer from declining populations
The vast majority of Alaska’s incorporated cities are losing residents, with some nearing the verge of a total population
Janus impact: 35% of Alaska’s public employees in collective bargaining agreements are now non-union
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Five years ago, on a landmark day for individual rights, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, ruling it unconstitutional for public sector labor unions to force non-members to pay
Disgraced former Anchorage mayor joins drag queens and ‘sex geeks’ for pride parade
Shortly before the start of Anchorage’s June 24 LGBTQ “Pride Parade,” the disgraced former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz was seen hobnobbing with the parade’s drag queen MC, “Daphne.” The duo clasped hands as the dress-wearing man in heavy make up
OPINION: Unfathomable mysteries shroud the Titanic’s latest victims
The oceans of the world are a great mystery, and within them are many dead: most were lost at sea, some were buried at sea. When one visits the battleship Arizona at Pearl Harbor, it is a place of respectful and awesome silence, much like at the Tomb of the
AK Watchman undercover: LGBTQ activists push cross-sex drugs, surgeries to Alaska minors
In an attempt to solicit candid and unfiltered responses from leading activists from the most radical LGBTQ groups in Alaska, I attended the June 24 Anchorage gay “Pride Parade” and festivities – posing as the father of a 13-year-old transgender
Mayor Bronson cleans out illegal homeless campsite in downtown Anchorage
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has directed that a large number of prohibited homeless campsites and assorted structures be removed from the site of Third Street and Ingra. “Today I directed municipal resources to clean up the growing number of homeless camps