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Mat-Su Health Foundation meeting is a chance to tackle its increasingly woke agenda

CultureMay 26, 2023

The Mat-Su Health Foundation, one of the most powerful and well-funded organizations in the Mat-Su, will hold its annual members-only meeting on Monday, June 12. This provides a chance for members to address concerns and controversies that have come to light

Alaskans working to repeal ranked-choice voting have over half of needed signatures

FeaturedMay 25, 2023

The statewide effort to repeal ranked-choice voting in Alaska is firing on all cylinders according to organizers who are currently gathering needed signatures to place the issue on the 2024 general election ballot. Alaskans For Honest Elections is working to

Mat-Su School Board set to address gender pronouns, sex-ed, activism, parent rights

EducationMay 25, 2023

At its May 24 meeting, the Mat-Su School board introduced a handful of policy revisions and updates aimed at strengthening parental rights and curtailing controversial political activism in public schools. The proposed changes will be open for debate, public

Amid ongoing book wars Mat-Su School Board establishes citizen library committee

EducationMay 25, 2023

In the wake of heated controversy surrounding a host of sexually-charge books which students have access to in Mat-Su school libraries, the Mat-Su School Board voted on May 24 to establish a new Library Citizens Advisory Committee. School Board Members Kathy

Anchorage Assembly refuses to investigate claims of election malconduct

FeaturedMay 24, 2023

Unless forced by a court, the Anchorage Assembly will not look into claims that the April 4 citywide election was marred by fraud, corruption or malconduct. In a 9-3 vote on May 23, the left-leaning Assembly rejected an election challenged that was submitted

Alaska lost a Giant with the passing of broadcaster/Coach Dan Gensel

CultureMay 23, 2023

This column is not a “local” column for only the Kenai Peninsula, because Dan Gensel was known statewide, especially for anyone who loved their high school sports. Our station KSRM and its five affiliates carried anywhere from 250-300 sporting contests a

Election challengers explain why Anchorage Assembly should consider allegations of ‘malconduct’

FeaturedMay 23, 2023

The group challenging the integrity of the April 4 Anchorage citywide election sent a May 23 notice to the Anchorage Assembly urging the elected representatives to seriously consider their allegations that the election may have been compromised by

TONIGHT: Will Anchorage Assembly allow a hearing on whether the April 4 election was corrupt?

FeaturedMay 23, 2023

Tonight, May 23, the Anchorage Assembly will consider whether to allow a formal hearing to occur in the future regarding the integrity of the April 4 citywide election. A group of concerned Anchorage voters filed an official contest challenging the legitimacy

Alaska abortion report reveals method and age by which 1,246 unborn babies were killed in 2022

AbortionMay 22, 2023

Alaska saw 1,246 unborn babies killed last year, up from 1,229 in 2021, and 1,195 in 2020, but 2022 was still one of the lowest numbers since the state began tracking the deaths 20 years ago. Like last year, Alaska used its publicly funded Medicaid Program to

OPINION: Alaska Legislature’s ‘irresponsible’ $8 billion budget exacerbates financial woes

FeaturedMay 22, 2023

By Quinn Townsend – Alaska Policy Forum With revenue forecasts as dismal as this year’s have been, the legislature’s passage of a very large budget for fiscal year 2024 (FY 2024) is unfortunate. In this coming fiscal year, legislators plan on spending

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