Gay men who engage in risky sex are donating blood after just 3 months
As of last week, the American Red Cross began allowing homosexual men who engage in risky anal sex to donate blood after a 90-day waiting period. The previous deferral period was 12 months. Thanks to newly implemented guidance by the Food and Drug
Biden wants to force U.S. employers to fund abortions
Last week the Biden administration issued a mandate aimed at forcing millions of employers across the nation to fund the killing of unborn babies. This includes pro-life organizations. Proposed on Aug. 7, Biden’s interpretation of the Pregnant Workers
Eaglexit update: Chugiak-Eagle River continues effort to get out from under Anchorage control
Eaglexit is a group comprised of people from the greater Chugiak-Eagle River area. We are Assembly District 2 within the Municipality of Anchorage – extending from Eklutna to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. We formed this group to explore the idea of
REPORT: Free speech ‘under fire’ in Alaska
By Josiah Davidson – Alaska Policy Forum The Constitution’s First Amendment — a keystone of a democratic society — is under fire in Alaska. According to the 2022 Free Speech Index compiled by the Institute for Free Speech,
Gov. Dunleavy undergoes procedure for common skin cancer
Gov. Mike Dunleavy received treatment for skin cancer on Aug. 8. “Governor Dunleavy underwent a procedure this afternoon to address recently detected basal cell carcinoma,” a short statement on the governor’s Facebook page noted. “The Governor is
Transgender assistant U.S. Health Secretary is in Alaska to push hard-left dogma
President Biden’s openly transgender assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is skipping across Alaska this week to push a litany of radical leftist causes. Approved to her post in 2021 with the help of U.S. Sen. Lisa
They’re back: State of Alaska’s online pro-vaccine jab series returns
The State of Alaska, in partnership with UAA, is bringing back its monthly series pushing all things pro-vaccination. Heavily pushed during the Covid outbreak to disseminate the CDC’s pro-vaccination messaging, the ECHO series resumes Aug. 14 with monthly
Citizen led committee set to restore accountability in Mat-Su school libraries
The concerted effort to address book controversies in Mat-Su school libraries took a leap forward on Aug. 2 with the school board approving members to serve on a citizens’ library advisory committee. The board also voted to enact a new library policy
Ahead of Alaska trip, detransitioner tells Congress to ban ‘barbaric’ cross-sex mutilation of kids
Influential “detransitioner” Chloe Cole, who is headed to Alaska in August, spoke before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee last week about the barbaric practice of sexually “transitioning” children so they can appear as the opposite sex. Cole,
Report urges specific actions to fix Alaska’s food security challenges
The Alaska Food Strategy Task Force (AFSTF) released the first of two reports with its recommendations on three of its seven assigned focus areas centered on improving food security and independence in Alaska. AFSTF Chair, Senator Shelley Hughes, applauded
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