Free speech concerns delay Anchorage School Board’s update to bullying policy
Due to concerns that a proposed revision to its Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying policy might violate constitutionally protect free speech, the Anchorage School Board decided, on Aug. 20, to postpone voting on the controversial
With low turnout, Alaska primary results show Peltola in 1st, Begich 2nd
With low turnout in a mostly meaningless nonpartisan “jungle primary,” it’s difficult to gauge exactly which candidates Alaska voters will actually support come November. The Nov. 5 general election will draw far larger turnout from both sides, but with
OPINION: Anchorage pro-life voters can help transform the State House by backing Lurtsema
While both State House candidates running in Anchorage’s District 12 will automatically advance out of the Aug. 20 primary to November’s general election, the ultimate outcome of this race will help determine the fate of unborn Alaskans who are in danger
Ripe for manipulation: Alaska’s ‘jungle primary’ is a chaotic mess
Alaska’s current primary voting system creates political mayhem. Mail-in and early voting is already underway for the Aug. 20 primary, but in the end, nearly every candidate vying for state office will make it onto the general ballot no matter how few
Amid seismic shift in public education, Mat-Su to vote on expanding charter schools
In November, Mat-Su Borough voters will be asked to approve a $58.1 million bond package to purchase, design and construct three new charter school buildings for existing programs that are currently packed to capacity with long waiting lists of families eager
Anchorage Moms for Liberty tells school board to stop hiding kids’ gender ID from parents
Amid a relatively short Aug. 6 meeting, the Anchorage School Board was given a strongly-worded admonishment to end the practice of hiding students’ sexual identity issues from their
Conservative Mat-Su challenger holds huge monetary lead in effort to oust State Sen. David Wilson
Alaska State Sen. David Wilson (R-Wasilla) was elected to the Alaska State Senate in 2016, but he is facing his most formidable challenge this year from solidly conservative Rob
Anchorage School Board looks to punish the indirect ‘disturbing’ of ‘sexual orientation’
Students, staff and volunteers throughout the Anchorage School District may soon face stiff punishments for indirectly “disturbing” someone’s claimed sexual
Anchorage School Board buries lone conservative’s effort to promote patriotism, protect parent rights
As the only conservative on the leftist-controlled Anchorage School Board, Dave Donely has had a difficult time getting his colleagues to vote on proposals that would encourage patriotism and safeguard parental
Voter fraud: Mat-Su Democrat convicted of perjury, voter misconduct in 2022 election
A Wasilla man, who visited multiple polling locations to get ballots in the 2022 Mat-Su Borough elections, has been convicted of perjury and voter misconduct in the first
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