Plastic surgeon group, which includes top Alaska docs, rejects trans surgery for minors
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons which includes 11,000 members and nearly every plastic surgeon in Alaska, has formally opposed transgender surgical procedures on
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
BOB BIRD: Is the mighty American ‘empire’ verging on open civil war?
We get closer to an authentic civil war every day. It is unquestionably being orchestrated. So-called "Sanctuary Cities" are an example of micro-secession.
OPINION: Ranked-choice vote isn’t dishonest – but it redefines ‘consent’
RCV does not force candidates to lie. It does something subtler and, in many ways, more consequential: it penalizes clarity. Candidates who draw sharp distinctions risk early elimination, while candidates who blur differences survive
REP. MCCABE: Ranked-choice benefits the politically camouflaged
Ranked Choice Voting presents itself as reform, but it rewards political camouflage and punishes conviction. Candidates learn to soften their positions, blur the truth, and chase 2nd-and 3rd-choice preferences instead of telling voters what they actually
Bill to combat AI-generated child porn advances in Alaska House
As artificial intelligence continues its rapid transformation of the digital landscape, Alaska lawmakers are working on a bill to crack down on the creation, possession and distribution of synthetically generated child
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