SHELLEY HUGHES: The AIP has died but Alaskans must keep fighting for our birthright
The Alaskan Independence Party may have dissolved but the ideas it embodied did not. They will live on in many of us who believe that Alaska has not been well treated since our creation as
Slow Bleed: Climate extremists drive away families and hollow out Alaska
Alaska's outmigration rate remains among the highest in the nation, and it is not the result of bad luck, but the predictable outcome of a sustained, Outside-funded campaign by environmental extremists who turn every development opportunity into a political
OPINION: How Alaska elects RINO traitors and what to do about it
You might wonder how Alaskans elected seven people with such low character that they will lie to voters to get elected and then betray them at the first chance they
OPINION: Frustrated with Alaska’s GOP? Then join the party to press for change
To undeclared or nonpartisan voters, a fair question must be asked: are you engaged, undecided, or simply choosing to remain on the sidelines? Avoiding affiliation may feel safe, but it does little to shape outcomes. Progress - especially conservative
OPINION: Alaska mustn’t fall victim to eco-cults that have vandalized Germany’s energy
Alaska winters are predictably long and harsh, and we cannot afford to gamble our energy security on outside money-driven climate cults and eco-terrorists who live thousands of miles away. Alaskans must control our energy
Anchorage ‘Regress Report’: Roaming drunks, sidewalk sex, rampant vandals & growing squalor
A few months ago, it was difficult to find a safe park in Anchorage. Now, it’s difficult to attend activities at my church and to feel safe walking in my neighborhood. We moved into our home nine years ago, and our neighborhood wasn’t like
Round 3: Once again, Alaskans to decide fate of Ranked-Choice voting
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced on Dec. 31 that the ballot initiative petition to repeal Alaska’s controversial ranked-choice voting system has been
Alaska’s 3rd largest political party officially dissolved
The only major political party founded by, for and in Alaska is no more. On Dec. 31, the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) publicly announced that the state’s third largest party is
Alaska Republicans confirm two new State House reps from Mat-Su
Garret Nelson, of Sutton and Steve St. Clair, of Wasilla, took the oath of office on Dec. 30, becoming the newest members of the Alaska House of
AK education lobby says mostly empty schools need full-size gyms for town gatherings
Despite the fact that scores of Alaska schools don’t have even enough students to field a small basketball team and dozens are shuttering due to plummeting enrollment, the Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB) claims the cash-strapped state should
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