Alaska Dems & GOP allies fail to override veto of costly state employee pension bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed controversial legislation that would have reintroduced a costly, government-run defined benefit pension system for state
OPINION: Why can’t Alaska follow Texas and open a gender ‘detransition’ clinic?
Alaska's State Medical Board drafted regulations in August 2025 to prevent minors from being surgically and chemically mutilated by medical professionals. This matter has been sitting in the Dunleavy Administration for 9
Harvard journal: Alaska’s courts should never screen citizens from the grand jury
Harvard journal notes that Alaska courts and executives should not screen citizen petitions brought to grand juries or suppress reports on public welfare issues. Grand juries can initiate investigations or respond to citizen complaints, producing statements
Democrats derail critical Alaska gas pipeline bill
The clock is ticking down on Juneau, and Alaska’s grand energy ambitions are stuck in legislative limbo thanks to the Democrat-controlled
Alaska legislature passes ‘Baby Box’ bill to protect surrendered infants
The Alaska Legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill to establish safety devices - also known as “baby boxes” – that can provide an additional option for struggling parents who want to safely surrender infants in times of
OPINION: When ‘Thank you for your service’ becomes a shallow slogan
Many veterans do not need strangers to perform respect with a slogan. They often prefer real curiosity, human recognition, and informed
OPINION: Closing the Hilcorp ‘loophole’ is really just government extortion
The Hilcorp tax debate reflects the tension between free enterprise and Alaska government’s growing demand for revenue, compounded by the state’s resistance to cut its own spending and produce structural
Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates share how they’d fight judicial overreach
Alaska gubernatorial hopefuls explain how they would exercise their constitutional authority to check or restrain potential violations of the State Constitution by the judicial
OPINION: When lawmakers deter resource developers, Alaskans get squeezed
Alaska’s fiscal stability will not come from squeezing the last drops out of a shrinking sector; it will come from expanding the sector
Alaska’s GOP gubernatorial contenders to square off in unique family-values forum
This coming Thursday, May 21, a number of the most viable GOP contenders will square off in a unique public forum that aims to help voters distinguish between the many candidates who claim to be champions of conservative
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