Alaska joins 15 states urging auto companies to keep AM radio in cars
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto a joint 15-state letter urging auto manufacturers to preserve vital AM radio stations in newly developed vehicles. “Alaska ranks 7th in the nation for AM radio reach,” Taylor said. “In some
Janus impact: 35% of Alaska’s public employees in collective bargaining agreements are now non-union
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Five years ago, on a landmark day for individual rights, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, ruling it unconstitutional for public sector labor unions to force non-members to pay
Mayor Bronson cleans out illegal homeless campsite in downtown Anchorage
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has directed that a large number of prohibited homeless campsites and assorted structures be removed from the site of Third Street and Ingra. “Today I directed municipal resources to clean up the growing number of homeless camps
Former Alaska judge charged with felony perjury in packed Kenai courthouse
On June 23, former Alaska District Judge Margaret Murphy pleaded “not guilty” to a class B felony perjury charge during her arraignment in the crowded Kenai Courthouse. If convicted she faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine of up to $100,000. Murphy
Public comment period opens on plan to protect Alaska girls’ sports from gender-confused males
Public comment period opens on plan to protect Alaska girls’ sports from gender-confused
Alaska’s top federal prosecutor assures gay pride crowd that she will fight ‘noncriminal’ bias
Alaska’s top federal prosecutor tells gay pride crowd she aims to confront ‘noncriminal acts of
Split city council vote lets Ketchikan Library keep graphic teen sex book in youth section
A split, 4-3, city council vote allows the Ketchikan Library to keep a highly graphic teen sex book in the youth section of the
Mat-Su grows ever stronger as Anchorage falters
The Mat-Su Borough’s four-decade-long growth doesn’t look to be waning anytime soon, even as its southern neighbor struggles. According to a June report from the Alaska Dept. of Labor, the Mat-Su is the only area of the state with consistent positive net
Ketchikan library’s refusal to move teen sex book prompts special city council meeting on June 22
Ketchikan library’s refusal to move teen sex book prompts special city council meeting on June
OPINION: Calling AK Grand Jury rights advocates to attend the June 23 arraignment of former judge
At 10 a.m. on June 23, former Alaska Judge Margaret Murphy will be arraigned in the Kenai Courthouse on felony charges. The citizen Kenai Grand Jury which is currently investigating evidence of systemic corruption within Alaska’s judicial system indicted
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