Open letter to Alaska legislators: Protect our right to decline the COVID vax
I am a professor of business law at the University of Alaska Anchorage where I have taught for the past 10 years. As a boy I desired to move to Alaska and was finally able to do so a decade ago. It is rare for me to write to a representative, but because of
Conservative group hosting Fairbanks candidate forum with audience Q&A
The Interior Taxpayers’ Association (ITA) is holding a forum on Sept. 7 for candidates running in borough and city races in Fairbanks this October. Unlike most forums, the ITA avoids canned questions and instead allows robust audience participation with a
Fairbanks candidates reveal hard-left agenda during political forum
Ten candidates running for borough or city offices in Fairbanks this October participated in a recent online forum where they shared views on LGBTQ issues, community-run police oversight boards and climate change, among other issues. Hosted by the UAF Nanook
Anchorage Assembly exhibits classic signs of cultural imperialism
Just over a year ago, Anchorage was not a hyper-partisan city to the average observer. A liberal or a conservative had plenty to complain about yet there was room for both. Then we had COVID. Then the leftist riots of summer 2020. Then the lockdowns and mask
Anchorage School board looks to prioritize student testimony over parents
Members of the Anchorage School Board have gotten an earful over the past year from parents who are disturbed by the introduction of critical race theory and leftist ideology in the classrooms. Now, the board is looking to create a two-tiered class during its
Only five State House members are sponsors of bill to protect Alaskans from COVID vax mandates
Introduced by Rep. Ben Carpenter (R-Nikiski) back in mid-April, House Bill 175 aims to protect Alaskans from governmental attempts to coerce them into getting a COVID shot. So far, only five legislators have signed on as sponsors of the bill – Sarah Vance,
Palmer to investigate City Council members for Open Meetings Act violations
The Palmer City Council has formally requested that City Manager John Moosey launch an investigation into four City Council members who are allegedly members of a private and exclusive online group that discusses and advocates for political topics that
House Republicans help Dems kill amendment to protect Alaskans who decline COVID jabs
On Aug. 30, amid the lengthy debate over PFD payments, oil tax credits and various spending items, an attempt was made by some Alaska lawmakers to protect residents who decline to take the experimental COVID shots. Enough Republican members of the Alaska
Alaska’s school mask controversy playing out across the nation
It turns out that mask mandates disputes are not isolated to Alaska’s school districts. A new Gallup report indicates that the issue has become a flashpoint across the nation with parents often clashing with school boards and administrators. A newly
Alaska joins 20-state lawsuit to block transgender mandates in public schools
Alaska is part of a 20-state federal lawsuit to stop the Biden administration from imposing transgender mandates on public schools. Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto the Tennessee-led suit that was filed on Monday in U.S. District Court. It
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