OPINION: Alaska Supreme Court must overturn Judge Zeman’s erroneous decision to upend homeschool programs
The Alaska Supreme Court would be wise to quickly overturn Zeman’s decision and let the Legislature decide if they want to change their existing educational policy. That’s the way our Founders wanted it
Alaska fights Biden Admin’s ‘overreach’ with regard to coal mining rules
On June 7, Alaska and many other states that mine coal as an important natural resource, filed a petition in U.S. District Court, District of Washington D.C., asking the court to vacate a recently adopted U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) rule that would
Alaska Ranked-choice foes win 1st round in case seeking to block repeal question from Nov. ballot
Alaska Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin rejected claims that Alaska’s Division of Elections violated statues and regulations in certifying a ballot measure that seeks to repeal the state’s controversiial ranked-choice voting system, which did away
OPINION: Who do you believe in the changing accounts of the Denali National Park flag flap?
Who are you going to believe in the ever-changing story about the construction crewmen in Denali National Park who were told to remove the American flag from their
OPINION: What can Alaskans do when they are unlawfully persecuted by state government?
Facts revealed to the public in an independent grand jury report go hand in hand with our other remedies. Those facts help inform voters and can help generate the necessary support for initiatives and
Mat-Su School Board has removed 7 books deemed ‘obscene’ with many more under review
In the ongoing effort to protect Mat-Su children from obscene and sexually explicit books, the Mat-Su School Board has voted to remove seven titles from area schools with dozens more still under
EDITORIAL: Denali Park flag story sparks outrage, villainization and redemption
It’s been a crazy week at the Alaska Watchman, ever since we reported that construction crewmen, working on a bridge in Denali National Park, were told they could no longer fly the American flag from their trucks because park officials thought the flags
Federal agency confirms National Park was behind removal of U.S. flags from trucks in Denali Park
The Federal Highway Administration has confirmed that the National Park Service was behind the effort to prohibit construction crewmen in Denali National Park from flying the American flag from their trucks while driving through the
OPINION: Alaska Long Trail raises concerns over land rights, federal control, state priorities
If the Long Trail becomes a federal scenic trail, we’ll lose our states’ rights on those lands, just like when President Jimmy Carter confiscated 54 million acres from Alaska to create eight National Parks back
Assemblyman calls out Mat-Su Health Foundation for ‘taxation without representation’
Mat-Su Borough Assemblyman Rob Yundt in introducing a resolution to highlight what he sees as oppressive operational practices by the Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF), an enormously wealthy organization that was originally founded to promote the health and