Sen. Sullivan condemns Biden’s vax mandate as an ‘unconstitutional overreach’
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan issued a blistering attack on President Joe Biden’s plan to mandate COVID shots for 80 million Americans who have so-far declined the experimental jabs. Biden’s plan, revealed Sept. 9, is to impose vaccine mandates on every business
Dunleavy vows to fight Biden’s attempt to ‘snuff out’ Alaska’s economy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy pledged to fight the Biden administration’s ongoing and multi-faceted attempt to cut off avenues of developing Alaska’s natural resources. In a Sept. 9 press conference, Dunleavy blasted the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s plan to
Anchorage mayor blasts Biden’s ‘immoral’ vax mandate for private businesses
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued a strong statement in response to President Biden’s Sept. 9 announcement that he was directing the U.S. Labor Department to require all businesses with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or conduct weekly testing
Screenshots show 4 Palmer City Council members discussing public issues in private online group
The Alaska Watchman has obtained dozens of screen-shot images showing four Palmer City Council members engaged in numerous closed discussions about local politics. The problem is that these exchanges took place in a private Facebook group, out of the public
Alaska to gather data on teens sexual orientation and gender identity
In a few weeks, tens of thousands of teens from all across Alaska will be given time during school to fill out the Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Conducted every two years, it collects detailed information about the sexual practices, drug use and general
Open letter to Alaska legislators: Protect our right to decline the COVID vax
I am a professor of business law at the University of Alaska Anchorage where I have taught for the past 10 years. As a boy I desired to move to Alaska and was finally able to do so a decade ago. It is rare for me to write to a representative, but because of
Conservative group hosting Fairbanks candidate forum with audience Q&A
The Interior Taxpayers’ Association (ITA) is holding a forum on Sept. 7 for candidates running in borough and city races in Fairbanks this October. Unlike most forums, the ITA avoids canned questions and instead allows robust audience participation with a
Fairbanks candidates reveal hard-left agenda during political forum
Ten candidates running for borough or city offices in Fairbanks this October participated in a recent online forum where they shared views on LGBTQ issues, community-run police oversight boards and climate change, among other issues. Hosted by the UAF Nanook
Anchorage Assembly exhibits classic signs of cultural imperialism
Just over a year ago, Anchorage was not a hyper-partisan city to the average observer. A liberal or a conservative had plenty to complain about yet there was room for both. Then we had COVID. Then the leftist riots of summer 2020. Then the lockdowns and mask
Anchorage School board looks to prioritize student testimony over parents
Members of the Anchorage School Board have gotten an earful over the past year from parents who are disturbed by the introduction of critical race theory and leftist ideology in the classrooms. Now, the board is looking to create a two-tiered class during its











