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Gov. Dunleavy wants to extend COVID disaster declaration to September

PoliticsJanuary 25, 2021

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced Senate Bill 56 on Jan. 25 to extend Alaska’s public health disaster declaration another six months. Alaska first declared a public health disaster last March. Dunleavy’s proposed extension, if passed by the Legislature, would

Fans of interstellar travel, badminton, roller derby and LGBT activists enjoy Anchorage CARES Act funds

CultureJanuary 25, 2021

Groups advocating for interstellar space travel, extreme badminton, banning guns and advancing LGBTQ activism are among the hundreds of organizations to benefit from federal CARES Act funds distributed by Anchorage. According to the municipal website, it has

Murkowski will introduce resolution that could effectively enshrine abortion into US Constitution

AbortionJanuary 25, 2021

On the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that legalized abortion across the nation, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced, Jan. 22, that she will introduce a resolution in the U.S. Senate to approve the Equal Rights Amendment which

Will this be the year Murkowski goes all in for Democrats extreme social agenda?

OpinionJanuary 23, 2021

Now that Democrats control the presidency and both houses of Congress, Alaska’s Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski finds herself in the spotlight. With the Senate split 50-50, Democrats – with the aid of Vice President Harris’ tie breaking vote

Assemblyman may have to publicly acknowledge that Anchorage voters have a right to recall him

FeaturedJanuary 22, 2021

The upcoming Anchorage Assembly meeting might be a bit awkward for Chair Felix Rivera, for on that night he will be asked to formally acknowledge that his constituents have a lawful right to vote him out of office through a recall on April 6. A resolution to

Assembly looks to enshrine mandatory masks in Anchorage code

FeaturedJanuary 22, 2021

Several Anchorage Assembly members want to permanently enshrine the mandatory wearing of facemasks in city code. Assembly members Meg Zaletel, Suzanne LaFrance and John Weddleton plan to bring forward the proposal at the Jan. 26 Assembly meeting. The

Governor’s annual proclamation claims he’s ‘committed’ to defending unborn Alaskans

AbortionJanuary 22, 2021

Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued his annual statement proclaiming Jan. 22 as “Right to Life” day in Alaska. It comes on the 48th anniversary since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion across the nation. While Dunleavy

Judge to rule by Jan. 25 on merits of effort to recall Anchorage Assemblyman Rivera

FeaturedJanuary 21, 2021

Oral arguments were heard Jan. 21 in Anchorage Superior Court over whether an effort to recall Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera is valid and should proceed to a vote of the people. He is set for a recall vote at the April 6 election for failure to carry

‘We must not be enemies’

OpinionJanuary 20, 2021

So, President Trump has been impeached yet again by the U.S. House of Representatives on a largely party line vote. He was impeached for inciting violence and insurrection by his supporters. Victor Fisher, a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention,

As China grows ever more powerful, Alaska must act shrewdly

OpinionJanuary 20, 2021

In the 1930’s the United States watched as Adolf Hitler built a powerful military force in open defiance to the Treaty of Versailles, which had limited the size and type of the German military in the wake of World War I. Hitler started the great cleansing.

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