Alaska’s GOP lawmakers urge governor to veto Dems’ push to restore costly employee pension plan
The Democrat-controlled Alaska State Senate passed House Bill 78 in a 12-8 vote on April 28, in an effort to reinstate the costly defined benefit pensions for state employees – a measure that is anticipated to cost Alaskans billions of
OPINION: Alaska pilfers our PFDs, while forking over billions to grantees
Alaskans may fairly ask whether government is solving problems or sustaining them, especially when billions move through grants while households are denied their full share of oil
Alaska’s former Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Zink, lauds vax-mandating CDC pick
While President Trump’s new nominee to run the CDC has dismayed vaccine skeptics, the pick has drawn high praise from the likes of Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s former Chief Medical Officer, who persistently pushed Covid jabs and multiple boosters on infants,
Debunking false narratives about Alaska’s correspondence schools
The Alaska Association of School Boards recent chiding of correspondence school graduation rates and testing is not only one-sided – it’s misleading. AASB's remarks echo familiar talking points by the NEA teachers’ union on the need for more tracking
Left-leaning pollster shows Democrat leading Alaska gubernatorial race thanks to RCV
According to a newly released poll by Alaska Survey Research, Democrat Tom Begich holds a slight advantage in the race to become Alaska’s next
Alaskans join Trump to publicly proclaim the Bible in nation’s capital
Three Alaskans have joined President Trump and more than 500 participants for a week-long scripture-reading marathon, which aims to publicly proclaim the Bible from Genesis to
Anchorage pedestrian deaths hit record high amid ‘equity’ inspired jaywalking
Record high pedestrian deaths may put pressure on the Anchorage Assembly to consider reversing a 2023 policy that decriminalized jaywalking in the name of promoting so-called “equity” in local law
BOB BIRD: 3 candidates for AK governor who’ve taken courageous stands
Most of us lament that the interminably long list of candidates offered to the Alaskan voter, through RCV, is exhaustive. It makes it impossible to discern the best positions and the best candidates. But three have advocated the kind of leadership we need in
Alaska House bill’s subtle name game undercuts hunting and trapping
Our wildlife resources are too economically valuable - and too important to rural jobs, self-funded conservation, and the state’s overall prosperity - to allow subtle framing shifts to undermine
OPINION: Competing bills reflect divergent visions of Alaska’s gas line future
A lot of Alaskans are going to hear about Senate Bills 280 and 275 and assume they are basically the same. Both deal with the Alaska natural gas pipeline project, but one is written to help a project get built. The other aims to maximize the state’s take,
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