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OPINION: Flawed ‘Scenic Trail’ plan will give feds even more control over Alaska lands

FeaturedMarch 14, 2025

The federal designation of a National Scenic Trail in Alaska is a mistake that Alaskans should be deeply concerned about. The federal government still owes us land from our statehood. So, why would we hand over more authority to federal agencies? Giving them

3 Anchorage candidates vow to defend parental rights, oppose radical LGBTQ agenda

AbortionMarch 14, 2025

In an effort to identify conservative minded candidates, Alaska Family Action has published the results of its candidate survey, which was sent to all candidates. Only three of 20 candidates bothered to respond and take a clear public stand on these

OPINION: Spending bill would let Alaska schools reap what they did not sow

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendMarch 13, 2025

These are bad faith negotiators. At a time when Alaska finds itself starving on many levels, the education system has decided to strike while the iron is hot and take a giant bite out of the apple while the rest of us sit around and watch it being eaten. How

OPINION: Student success hinges on conservative values, parent empowerment

CultureMarch 13, 2025

Here is the bottom line: Place a student from a home that values education in a class with an impartial, well-trained and professional teacher who loves and is proficient in his/her subject and enjoys teaching, and learning takes place. Everything else is

LETTER: Mental health bill violates Alaska parental rights, feeds transgender industry

EducationMarch 12, 2025

Gender dysphoria is a mental illness. Every effort in conjunction with the support of parents should be made to help children feel comfortable in the bodies they were born with. Instead, the counseling network SB90 proposes to legitimize leads children into

OPINION: By eroding Grand Jury rights, Alaska officials push citizens to the precipice

CrimeMarch 12, 2025

Public officials, however, are now working to completely eliminate the ability of grand juries to protect we citizens from “abuse” by … public officials. Every single Alaskan should carefully ponder why public officials would want

Alaska bill would let parents anonymously surrender infants in ‘baby box’

FeaturedMarch 12, 2025

In an effort to ensure that newborn infants are not left abandon to die, the Alaska Legislature is considering a bill that would let parents surrender a newborn baby anonymously by placing them in a protective “baby

OPINION: Alaska needs a DOGE team to combat tax-and-spend legislators

FeaturedMarch 11, 2025

A version of DOGE at the state level is not a crazy idea. Eleven states have already adopted the DOGE model and are looking for ways to make radical cuts to the cost of state

Alaska abortion activists focus on local politics to fight national MAGA tide

AbortionMarch 11, 2025

Thanks to conservative political momentum at the national level, President Trump is aggressively rolling back federal funding for abortion groups, DEI initiatives and the LGBTQ agenda. This has spurred hard-left groups like Planned Parenthood to fight more

SCOTUS to tackle Anchorage-like ban on Christian counseling opposed to LGBTQ dogma

FamilyMarch 10, 2025

In a move that could undermine an Anchorage law that bans counselors from helping minors reduce or overcome unwanted LGBTQ sexual attractions, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which a professional counselor in Colorado is seeking to

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