Alaska on board as Supreme Court agrees to hear major 2nd Amendment case
For the first time in more than a decade the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a potentially landmark case involving Second Amendment rights. Alaska is one of 22 states to file an amicus brief in support of gun rights. The case involves two men who were denied
Bill aims to curtail Alaska Bar Association’s ‘unacceptable’ power over selection of judges
A new bill introduced by Rep. Christopher Kurka (R-Wasilla) looks to reduce some of the extraordinary power which the left-leaning Alaska Bar Association has in determining who’s qualified to practice law or become a judge in Alaska. Essentially, Kurka’s
Mat-Su residents remain far less inclined to get the COVID shot
While vaccination rates are slowly creeping up across Alaska, certain populations remain far more resistant about getting a COVID shot. According to a new report from the Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services, 49.2% of Alaskans over age 16 have
CNN publishes hit piece on Kelly Tshibaka’s faith, Christian beliefs
CNN clearly views Kelly Tshibaka as a legitimate threat to take down Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her bid for reelection in 2022. On April 27, the left-leaning cable network published a hit piece with the goal of painting Tshibaka’s Christian faith and
Alaska athletic board nixes mandatory COVID tests for student soccer players and wrestlers
Two weeks after mandating a controversial COVID testing policy for all high school soccer players and wrestlers, the state’s athletic board reversed its decision, thereby freeing up local school districts to set their own regular season policies without
Dunleavy order: No vaccine passports required to travel around Alaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an administrative order on April 26 stating that the State of Alaska will not mandate vaccine passports for those traveling to or around Alaska. The order clarifies that it is not intended to supersede any laws or rights that local
It was blind luck, but AOC was right in her complaint about judicial overreach
You have probably heard the saying, “Even a blind pig occasionally finds an acorn.” Columnist Brad Polumbo of the allegedly conservative Washington Examiner headlined recently said: “AOC just revealed her dangerous constitutional illiteracy.”
Guns & ganja: Young introduces act to protect 2nd Amendment and legal weed
Rep. Don Young, co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, has introduced the Gun Rights And Marijuana (GRAM) Act, with the aim of securing the Second Amendment rights of Americans living in states where weed is legal. Under current law, using
What’s really behind the defacing of Forrest Dunbar’s political signs?
There is something odd about the defacing of Forrest Dunbar signs across Anchorage. Let me give the ideological, logical, and prosecutorial arguments against these being conservatives, at least any that you and I know or have ever met. Logical:
Abortion activists want Forrest Dunbar as Anchorage’s next mayor
Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in Alaska, sees Forrest Dunbar as a champion of its radical agenda. The group is now urging voters to elect the far-left assemblyman as the next mayor of Anchorage. “We are excited to tell you that we
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