OPINION: Private lawyer monopoly controls Alaska judge appointments
Alaska’s founders never intended for a private legal guild to control the judiciary. A constitutional amendment is not a power grab - it is a course correction, long
OPINION: Univ. of Alaska’s $365M ask should spark skepticism & support
Let’s continue to support what works: funding for programs that train Alaska’s workforce, innovative research like UAF’s, and infrastructure investments that keep campuses running. But let’s also ask tough questions. Are we funding marketing fluff?
OPINION: Why does Mat-Su have the lowest law enforcement coverage in Alaska?
They rely 100% on the Alaska State Troopers for police protection, and they get the worst coverage in the state by a
Happy Thanksgiving Alaska – may gratitude fill your soul
Its been said that gratitude is at the core of being human. It unlocks the soul, opens wide the heart and turns one’s face heavenward to seek and address the author of all goodness, truth and
OPINION: AK lawmakers can no longer claim ignorance about harms of transgender ‘care’
Alaskan Democrat lawmakers, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have routinely dismissed those concerns even after the State Medical Board unanimously recommended to the Legislature to stop the
OPINION: Alaska’s next governor must channel the ‘can-do’ spirit of Joe Spenard
Alaska’s next governor needs to be willing to take on the establishment by channeling the spirit of Joe Spenard. The governor should be willing to ignore the naysayers and the obstacles being put in their way in order to accomplish great
OPINION: Restoring old pension plan will bankrupt AK without keeping teachers or troopers on the job
We already owe nearly $7 billion in unfunded liabilities from the old pension system - roughly $46,000 per Alaskan. Reopening it would pile billions more on future generations and threaten the Permanent Fund as the inevitable funding
OPINION: Wyoming weighs nixing property taxes – Alaska should too
Wyoming has a population size similar to ours and charges a per capita property tax almost identical to Alaska’s, making it a close comparison to our state when discussing taxation. So, when their state legislature says they are considering eliminating all
OPINION: Dangerous legislation threatens Alaskan’s parental rights
Alaska Senate Bill 90, introduced by Senator Cathy Giessel of Anchorage, represents a dangerous overreach that undermines the fundamental rights of parents to guide their children's healthcare
OPINION: Alaska Ed. Funding Task Force was bought before it began
Alaska’s Education Funding Task Force hasn’t even finished its coffee, and the outcome is already written. When every seat at the table is filled by state legislators bankrolled by the same education unions whose interests they’re supposed to
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