Senate votes to end Biden’s emergency powers, House unlikely to follow suit
In a party-line vote, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution to bring an end to President Biden’s emergency powers with regard to addressing Covid. Both Alaska Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski voted with fellow Republicans in the narrow 48-47 vote on
OPINION: Will white conservatives take up the mantle of racial justice?
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream has only been partially fulfilled. He had a dream where whites and blacks would lock arms in pursuing the American dream, short of a utopia. MLK had a dream of an America where no one is judged by the color of their skin
Alaskans must oppose bill mandating coverage of abortion pill
The Alaska State House Labor & Commerce Committee was scheduled to consider House Bill 58 on March 2, but the meeting was cancelled and is expected to be rescheduled soon. The bill would take one of the most controversial and litigated components of the
Freedom convoy rolls through North Pole, Alaska
Residents of Fairbanks and North Pole Alaska to the streets on Feb. 27 for a one-day show of support for similar convoys rolling throughout the Lower-48 states. Organized by a group called Interior Patriots, the far north caravan was one of many motorcades
Alaskans honored to roll with massive trucker convoy to D.C.
More than 30 Alaskans have joined what may be the largest convoy of big rigs, RVs, cars and motorcycles ever assembled in America. The historic convoy is picking up hundreds of new participants as it snakes its way across the country, with the ultimate goal
Hearing set for Alaska bill that prohibits vax-status discrimination
The next public hearing on a proposed bill to prohibit vaccine discrimination in Alaska is set for March 1 in the Alaska State Senate. The first hearing on Feb. 8 received overwhelming support from those who called in to testify before the Senate State
White, Christian conservatives must reclaim the fight for true racial justice
In an inaugural address at the University of St. Andrews in 1867, British philosopher John Stuart Mill said, “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” It may be recalled that out of the estimated
Americans for Prosperity summit aims to train Alaskans to advance freedom
The Alaska chapter of Americans for Prosperity is gearing up for part two of its three-part education summit. Led by state director Bernadette Wilson, the aim is to equip Alaskans with the tools, tactics, techniques and strategies to organize local
Covid tests, parts of mask mandate ditched for Alaska’s Capitol building
As of Feb. 23, there are no universal mask mandates or Covid testing requirements to enter the Capitol Building in Juneau. The 14-member Legislative Council voted unanimously on the new policy changes, which scrap mandates that previously required media,
House bill invites freedom-loving Canadians to move north to Alaska
A new bill introduced in the Alaska Legislature aims to encourage liberty-minded Canadians to consider moving to Alaska and become American citizens. Introduced Feb. 22 by Representatives David Eastman and Christopher Kurka, both Republicans from Wasilla,
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