OPINION: Biden pardons raise legal concerns given his mental decline
Can a sitting president experiencing cognitive decline effectively carry out the responsibilities outlined in Article II, Section 2, which grants the president the authority to issue reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United
Understanding Alaska’s budget: What drives our revenue?
To help you understand the state budget, I will split this report into two parts. Part one will focus on revenue coming to the state, and part two will focus on what we spend it
OPINION: Trump overplays hand with talk of annexing Canada
Trump was very clever in using the threat of tariffs. Annexing Canada is absurd, and telegraphs his own personality weaknesses to the
Alaska pastor defends decision to post political signs on church grounds
In the run-up to the November election, Homer had some controversy about the presence of political signs on the property of one of the churches
OPINION: Humor is a welcome cure in a troubled world
In today’s a socially divided and politically tense world, a touch of humor is a cure for peaceful reconciliation and social justice; a small perfection is in the people’s doable reach rather than a hypothetical perfect World in the uncertain
WANTED: Conservative Alaskans willing to run for political office
A coalition of conservative-minded groups from Alaska is offering a panel discussion for those who might be interested in running for political office in the near
Dunleavy joins 20 governors in backing Kristi Noem as Homeland Security head
Gov. Mike Dunleavy sign a letter with 21 other state governors in calling for a swift confirmation of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Sen. Murkowski claims she’d prefer ‘no label’ to ‘Republican’
I’m not attached to a label. I’d rather be that ‘no label’ … and I’m totally good and comfortable with that," Murkowski said. "In fact, I think I’m more comfortable with that identity than an identity as a Republican, as a party
OPINION: How to weaponize ranked-choice against 16 AK lawmakers
RCV gives Alaskans a unique tool to use against the Democrats and their Vichy Republican collaborators to regain control of our state legislature.
Rep. Peltola and 80 other Dems vote with GOP lawmakers to ban tax-funded ‘gender transitions’ for military kids
In a surprisingly bi-partisan vote, Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola joined 80 other Democrats and 200 Republicans in the U.S. House to pass a massive defense bill that specifically prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding cross-sex drugs and transgender surgeries for
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