Alaska asks U.S. Supremes to end federal overreach on Alaska’s navigable waters
The State of Alaska is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the federal government can regulate navigable waters within Alaska that are not “public lands” under federal
Kipnuk, Alaska, man guilty of 28 counts of sex assault and sex abuse of 6 children
In a case that highlights the sexual abuse pandemic that has ravaged villages in Alaska for decades, a jury found 36-year-old David Paul guilty of six counts of sexual assault in the first Degree, six counts of sexual assault in the second degree, five counts
Alaska Troopers seek advanced night-vision goggles for SWAT teams
The Alaska State Troopers’ (AST) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) program is seeking to acquire advanced night vision goggles for officers who serve in the tactical law enforcement program, a group tasked with resolving critical incidents that exceed the
OPINION: 2 more innocent women killed as leftist ideology devolves into horror
27 of the 30 worst cities for crime in this country are run by Democrats. It may be that they have enacted policies lenient to criminals in an effort to equalize social justice. However, you do not atone for the sins of the past by sacrificing the youth of
Conservative Sitka man suffers concussion, broken bones at radical leftist protest
A protester at a leftist rally in Sitka was charged with two felony assaults counts, theft, criminal mischief and robbery, which occurred during an Aug. 30 demonstration that resulted in one peaceful conservative-counter protester being admitted to the local
Fairbanks School Board aims to block federal immigration agents from schools
The Fairbanks North Star School Board is set to vote on a resolution aimed at blocking federal agents from enforcing longstanding immigration
Governor taps former Trump DOJ senior official as Alaska’s next Attorney General
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Stephen J. Cox as the next Attorney General of Alaska. He replaces Treg Taylor who resigns on Aug. 29, and is expected to announce a run for governor. Cox served in the first Trump Administration as a senior U.S. Department of
OPINION: Alaska’s new Grand Jury ‘process’ helps hide government corruption
On August 18, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor gave a town hall presentation in Soldotna to supposedly “restore public confidence in the system,” and defend his new “process” in which he is the “gatekeeper” to Alaska’s Grand
An open letter to Alaska’s lame duck governor – USE YOUR POWER!
What have you got to lose, governor? Will they start a new recall effort? A lame duck executive can do a lot, and can show what the Left ought to fear, far more than the beginning of a governor’s new
BEN CARPENTER: Alaska can’t allow overreaching judges to gut citizen Grand Jury oversight
The people of Alaska must never surrender their watchdog - the independent grand jury - to the very institutions it was designed to
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