Alaskans alerted to their right to delete sensitive 23andMe DNA data
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced a settlement with TTAM, the non-profit that will obtain most of 23andMe’s assets, including customer data, following a bankruptcy proceeding in federal court in
ALERT: Alaskans need to urge Sen. Murkowski to back school choice in Big Beautiful Bill
Late Thursday night, June 26, the U.S. Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the Scholarship Tax Credits, which were a part of the Educational Choice for Children Act , violated Senate Reconciliation rules, resulting in the credits being removed from the
Escape from the Soviet Union with big dreams and a gargantuan fur coat
Some Russian families had accumulated substantial persoSome Russians had accumulated substantial property, and converted their possessions into liquid assets (mostly diamonds & antiques), hoping to smuggle them of the country. While many were caught by at
Taking Back Alaska: Education reform & local control
This proposed program for Alaska remains content-neutral and provider-agnostic. Educational Savings Account funds may be used at any qualifying public, private, religious, charter, tribal, or homeschool program, consistent with recent U.S. Supreme Court
2 Alaska GOP Districts censure Sen. Bjorkman for joining Dems, mocking GOP
Due to his failure to uphold the party platform, voting on bills that oppose GOP values and joining a Democratic-controlled majority that now dominates the Alaska Senate, two GOP Districts have voted unanimously to censure State Senator Jesse Bjorkman
OPINION: LGBTQ ‘Pride’ on central Kenai Peninsula is on life support
The organized and concerted "Pride" movement of the central Kenai Peninsula has never been a local, organically grown movement, but one orchestrated and funded by national and state operatives tied to the liberal Democratic Party
OPINION: Enough with the threats Lisa, just leave the party already!
If Senator Murkowski doesn’t want to be a member of the Republican Party anymore, I say, don’t tell us why you're leaving, just leave
OPINION: When a writer’s courage against anti-Semitism shook a nation
It really is surprising how silent most Jews seem, today, about all the widespread antisemitism sweeping the United States and Europe. In fact, Juneau’s synagogue does not seem unusual in that respect. I don’t see how today’s politics cannot be
Anchorage Swamp: Begich contracts, fleek-green conflicts & who really runs this city?
Take a step back and you’ll see this is part of a much broader pattern. Anchorage politics has become an incestuous clique of connected insiders, Begich cronies, Biden appointees, Berkowitz-era leftists, swapping jobs, lining up contracts, and making sure
OPINION: Blue state blues should be a warning to Alaska
Woke governance comes with a price. Alaska is experiencing a population decline as residents begin to leave the state. Similar to Illinois, this outmigration has led to declining public school attendance and increased costs, which the legislature is
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