WARNING: Prop. 14 is a ‘Trojan Horse’ to raise Anchorage property taxes
By BOB MAIER – OPINION Proposition 14 on the April 4 Anchorage Municipal Ballot proposes to amend the Municipal Charter by removing the taxation on marijuana from the tax cap calculation. In Anchorage the terms for the sale and marketing for marijuana
EDITORIAL: Conservative voters need a chain reaction to swing Anchorage election
Ballots were mailed out to registered Anchorage voters last week for yet another mail-in-only election. While there’s nothing to be done about the fact that in-person voting was tossed out seven years ago, conservatives can, and should, flood the election
Board of Education urges Alaska to protect integrity of girls sports from biological males
In an effort to ensure fairness is girls’ sports, the seven-member Alaska State Board of Education has unanimously passed a resolution urging the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) to create regulations that explicitly provide for a female-only
Tucker Tapes put leftist ‘madhouse’ on its heels
Tucker Carlson’s release of the heretofore suppressed footage of the January 6 security video prompts valid speculation. A “Deep State” operation was already suspected on that very day with abundant evidence and, of course, analyzed only in the
Statewide protests oppose Alaska Supreme Court’s restrictions of grand jury rights
Scores of Alaskan protesters braved freezing temperatures and howling winds to gather outside courthouses across the state in protest against recent actions by the Alaska Supreme Court to limit citizen grand juries’ investigative powers. The March 15
EDITORIAL: Alaskan protesters to demand justice from state Supreme Court
Momentum is building for what could be the most consequential grassroots Alaska protest in recent memory. As reported by the Alaska Watchman and precious few others, the constitutional rights of citizen grand juries to investigate corrupt public
On eve of courthouse sit-ins, Kenai to consider resolution against AK Supreme Court’s violation of Grand Jury rights
On March 14, the night before statewide courthouse sit-in protests begin, a resolution will be introduced by Kenai Borough Assembly members Bill Elam and Cindy Ecklund to oppose recent actions taken by the Alaska Supreme Court that many view as a
EDITORIAL: Is Gov. Dunleavy signaling a willingness to fight?
While the Alaska Watchman has been critical of Gov. Dunleavy’s often lackluster approach to engaging in hot-button cultural issues, we were pleasantly surprised to see him offer a bill that would strengthen parental rights against the aggressive LGBTQ
Calling all parents: If there was ever a time to support Gov. Dunleavy, it’s now.
Gov Dunleavy’s newly proposed legislation (Senate Bill 96 and House Bill 105) is a long overdue step towards protecting our kids in the public school system and the rights of their parents. In the last several years, the schools have acted as though the
Sen. Tobin doubles down in push to flood school budgets without added accountability
Sen. Loki Tobin (D-Anchorage) is doubling down in objecting to the idea of holding Alaska’s public schools accountable for any increases they may receive in educational spending. Tobin is one of several lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Senate who are
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