Anchorage looks to close 6 schools amid enrollment loss & $68M budget gap
Facing dwindling birth rates, declining student enrollment and a massive $68 million budget gap this year, the Anchorage School District is looking at shuttering six elementary schools. Schools on the chopping block are Wonder Park, Northwood, Abbot Loop,
Anchorage School Board member raises concern over LGBTQ protocols & land acknowledgment
Discussions about current transgender bathroom protocols, along with a proposed indigenous land acknowledgement were part of a lively Oct. 18 Anchorage School Board meeting. The lone conservative on the board, Dave Donley, raised concern about a proposed
WATCH: State Senators urge Alaskans to vote ‘yes’ on a constitutional convention
Legislative gridlock and the unwillingness of lawmakers to follow statutory law with regard to paying out the annual Permanent Fund Dividend are two of the main reasons that State Senators Shelley Hughes and Mike Shower are now urging Alaskans to vote
Who are Alaska’s Good Guys & Bad Guys when it comes to a full PFD?
Let’s get it right this time in dealing with the Alaska Permanent Fund and its Dividend. First the calculation that worked for over 30 years was earnings based. In other words, how much did the Fund earn over the last five years, less the inflation
WEIGH IN: CDC set to approve Covid jabs as a ‘routine’ childhood shot
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a committee meeting this week when it is expected to vote in favor of giving permanent legal protection to the experimental Covid jabs developed by Pfizer and Moderna. The CDC is set to add the
Dr. Zink wants massive surveillance, admits officials made Covid policy ‘without the data’
Dr. Anne Zink is a formidable and controversial player when it comes to directing public healthcare policy both in Alaska and across the nation. As Alaska’s chief medical officer, she has enthusiastically and relentlessly pushed pro-Covid jab messaging.
Alaska Lawyers Chapter highlights problems with ranked voting/dark money initiative
The Alaska Chapter of the Federalist Society held an in-person forum with a lunch gathering at Glacier Brewhouse last month. Attending were State Senator and majority leader Shelley Hughes, Bernadette Wilson, Executive Director of Alaskans for Prosperity, and
FORUM: Why Christians should vote for an Alaska constitutional convention
Alaska Family Council, one of the leading pro-life and pro-family organizations in Alaska, is holding a forum to unpack why Christians should vote “yes” to call a statewide constitutional convention. The event, which features Alaska Family Council
Oct. 18: Alaska Senators Hughes & Shower to present case for constitutional convention
Alaska State Senators Shelley Hughes and Mike Shower will lay out the case for why Alaskans should vote in favor of a statewide constitutional convention. The lawmakers will present their case on Oct. 18, 7 p.m., at the Wilda Marston Theater at Anchorage’s
Parents must be relentless in holding Alaska’s public schools to account
Over the last few days the Alaska Watchman has published several documented reports on how two Fairbanks middle schools are attempting to disseminate radical LGBTQ ideology to 6th-8th grade children. The good news is that both schools have been forced to make
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