‘Fixed’ elections – in Alaska and beyond
“Fixing” elections in the classic sense, is illegal. Ballot-box stuffing and voting machine rigging, however, are as American as apple pie – practiced in urban and rural communities alike. Forget Chicago. Right after World War II, there was such a
Outside billionaires attempt to sway Alaskans into backing Murkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is benefiting from massive contributions via Lower-48 billionaires who hope to influence Alaskans into voting for the 21-year incumbent this November. Multi-national hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin is one of several wealthy individuals
Anchorage educators defend reading book about cross-sex drugs, trans-surgery to 4th graders
Editor’s note: The following article details the ongoing two-year bureaucratic saga that an Anchorage family has faced in unsuccessfully imploring the Anchorage School District to stop reading a book about transgenderism to elementary age students. It’s
OPINION: Dark money fooled Alaska once – don’t let it happen again
Union bosses, liberal Democrats and extreme leftist radicals convinced a razor slim majority of Alaskans to back Ballot Measure 2 in 2020 – an election that was flooded with mail-in ballots that did not require witness verification to authenticate the
Leftist dark money bankrolls opposition to Alaska Constitutional Convention
Despite campaign propaganda warning Alaskans that a constitutional convention would expose Alaska to outside influence by deep-pocketed special interest groups, one of the nation’s largest dark-money behemoths is bankrolling the primary organization
OPINION: Priest says Catholics & pro-life Alaskans have a ‘duty’ to back Tshibaka for U.S. Senate
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski – who all too often votes on the side of the abortion industry – appears to be in a neck-and-neck race with challenger Kelly Tshibaka, a pro-life Republican, in the primary race conducted Tuesday using the
Enemies within Alaska’s churches must be called to account
Our Mother, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy “KINDom” come, thy will be done… Alright I’ll stop butchering the Lord’s Prayer. It was as painful to write as it might have been for you to read but I’m trying to make a point.
OPINION: Alaska primary shows conservatives have fight on their hands
If Alaska’s ranked-choice primary is any indication, there will be a dog fight to determine whether Kelly Tshibaka can oust U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this November. The two are running neck-and-neck with Murkowski enjoying a slight lead. Likewise, the race
Alaska elections: Murkowski, Peltola, Dunleavy in the lead, sort of
Election results in Alaska’s Aug. 16 special ranked choice election and statewide primary have been updated with 80% of precincts reporting as of Aug. 17. In the special election to choose a temporary replacement to fill out the remaining months of late
Anchorage mayor vetoes over $16M in ‘misdirected’ Covid cash
Mayor Dave Bronson announced line-item vetoes totaling $16.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which the Anchorage Assembly had approved as part of a $51 million allotment of federal Covid recovery funds. Bronson said the vetoes were aimed at
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