TODAY: Major Alaska election reform bill set for presentation and public testimony
Sen. Mike Shower has spent countless hours crafting and reshaping a bill that aims to strengthen election integrity, voter identity and ballot tracking in Alaska. The goal is to ensure that the public trusts that elections are fair and legal and secure.
Athletic board bans Alaska students from competition unless they submit to weekly COVID tests
High school soccer players and wrestlers are now compelled to take mandatory COVID tests each week in order to play high school sports. The decision comes down from the Alaska School Activities Association board of directors. On April 12, the executive board
Leftist candidates eke out wins in sharply divided Anchorage – mayoral race heads to runoff
With vote counting now over, the Anchorage’s far left can breathe a sigh of relief after narrowly winning all four school board races and retaining arguably the most radical assemblyman the city has ever seen. A total of 75,365 Anchorage resident voted in
Petition: Alaskans can tell Don Young to support the No Vaccine Passport Act
Last week, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the No Vaccine Passports Act to prohibit federal agencies from issuing any documentation that could be used to certify a U.S. citizen’s COVID-19 status to a third party. This would include entities
Open Letter: Anchorage School Board is on a dangerous & divisive path
All decent Americans watched with horror the video of George Floyd’s tragic death last May. I could not bring myself to watch it a second time. Afterwards, I awaited a national conversation about post 9/11 policing. What happened next shocked and saddened
Alaska Senate removes Sen. Reinbold as chair of Senate Judiciary
The Alaska Senate voted April 19 to remove Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) from her powerful post as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The vote was 17-1 with Reinbold casting the only vote in her favor. Sen. Roger Holland (R-Anchorage) is the new
Non-vaxed Dillingham travelers under strict quarantine mandates as fishing season nears
Visitors and workers headed to Dillingham for the summer fishing season are subject to strict quarantine mandates unless they have proof of vaccination. As of April 2, travelers to Dillingham who can prove they are fully vaccination prior to arrival, or who
Fairbanks to debate ranked choice voting scheme for municipal elections
The Fairbanks North Star Borough will consider an ordinance at its April 22 meeting, which looks to approve the controversial ranked choice voting system, similar to what the State of Alaska will use for the first time in the next statewide primary election
Anchorage has reached herd immunity – 70% vaccination rate unnecessary
Anchorage’s acting mayor has extended her emergency COVID order until residents of the municipality have reached the minimum of 70% vaccinated. The inference is that “herd immunity” will be reached only through vaccinations. This is not
Bronson’s libertarian streak is the new direction Anchorage needs
My wife of 46 years and I have always felt we were informed voters with a libertarian streak. We research candidates, try to meet them, and talk with those who know them. We have approached this current Anchorage mayoral election with an expanded commitment
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