OPINION: Will the Chinese Dragon devour Alaska?
When you look at all the geopolitical moves China is making around the world, it should worry every Alaskan that China is selling its U.S. Treasuries to purchase gold and silver. They are telling us something by doing so. I hope our political leadership is
OPINION: Fleecing Alaskans’ PFD is politically convenient and profoundly unfair
When the legislature redirects the PFD, it extracts wealth from Alaskans who lose purchasing power without a direct tax vote, and the local economy suffers all while government gains resources to
Murkowski says she prefers D.C. gig to running for governor of Alaska
After nearly a quarter century in the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has little interest in leaving the national political scene to run for governor of
National press takes note that Peltola’s Green New Deal friends are not ‘Alaska First’
While Alaska U.S. senatorial candidate Mary Peltola claims she is “Alaska First,” her growing affiliation with leading national Democrats who oppose fossil fuels and back radical climate alarmist policies is gaining national
Gubernatorial hopeful Hughes vows to defend rights of disbanded Alaskan Independence Party members
A few AIP leaders voting to disenfranchise more than 19,000 Alaskans without notification and input was wrong. A handful of people should never have the power to silence the voice of thousands of Alaskans who voluntarily chose to affiliate with a
Alaska lieutenant gov. candidate joins pro-life rally in Fairbanks
A recent pro-life event in Fairbanks included Joshua Church, who is the running mate for gubernatorial candidate Dave
Bill on the move to nix voter-approved 90-day limit on Alaska legislative session
In narrowly passing the ballot measure in 2006, supporters argued that shorter sessions would be more cost effective and would incentivize lawmakers to buckle down and tackle only the most necessary legislation, while curbing excessive laws. Supporters also
CALL TO ACTION: Let’s flip the leftist Anchorage Assembly and save our dying city
Anchorage, if you want lower taxes and conservative social policies, we have a phenomenal opportunity to flip our Assembly on April 7 from a supermajority of radical leftists to a conservative majority, and we shouldn’t let it go to
OPINION: Why do Alaska’s U.S. Senators want to spend $5B on welfare for non-citizens?
Why did Senators Sullivan and Murkowski vote against this bill? Non-citizens shouldn’t receive money from our government when impoverished Americans need
URGENT: Tell Alaska’s U.S. senators to reject federal funding of elective abortions
Democrats want the federal government to start funding elective abortions. Alaska's U.S. Senators must be urged to vote against this
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