Censure of Alaska State Senator may signal the start of a GOP purge … or a mass exodus
The plainly worded and unvarnished rebuke that Mat-Su Republicans in District 27 leveled against State Sen. David Wilson for abandoning a GOP caucus should serve as an example to Republican Districts across Alaska. Wilson is but one of eight Senate
Alaska students are a year behind U.S. average in reading, math
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Introduction Late October brought the release of the 2022 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card. The NAEP is a nationwide assessment
Closed-door meetings prevent public from knowing why some Alaska Supreme Court applicants get blocked
Seven accomplished attorneys and judges have applied to fill the pending vacancy on Alaska’s Supreme Court, which will occur this coming February when Chief Justice Daniel Winfree retires. On Monday, Dec. 5, the seven members of the Alaska Judicial Council
Mat-Su Republicans censure State Sen. David Wilson for abandoning GOP values
Republican Party leaders in the Mat-Su unanimously passed a strongly worded resolution on Nov. 30 condemning State Sen. David Wilson (R-Wasilla) for abandoning GOP values and choosing to help form a left-leaning Democratic controlled bipartisan majority in
How will you respond to a loved one’s LGBTQ gender identity?
Editor’s note: The following column explores a hypothetical conversation about LGBTQ gender identity, which is an issue many families grapple with today. Rebecca, a young American in her late 20s, seemed restless today. She anxiously wandered around the
Alaskans invited to governor’s swearing-in ceremony on Dec. 5 in Anchorage
Alaskans are invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday, Dec. 5, at the Alaska Airlines Center on the UAA campus (3550 Providence Drive). The event will begin at 1 p.m., and will include the swearing in of Lt. Governor-elect
OPINION: Lawsuit against Rep. Eastman is judicial lawlessness
It is the height of hypocrisy to believe that Alaska’s judiciary is “above the fray” of politics as a sort of wise and unbiased referee – a protector of the rule of law – to assist us citizen-peons in understanding the state and federal
Sen. Sullivan tries to claim his vote for gay ‘marriage’ is really a vote for religious freedom
One day after voting to enshrine gay ‘marriage’ into federal law, a position that runs contrary to both the Republican Party Platform and his Catholic faith, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan attempted to frame his action as a vote for religious liberty. Sullivan
Alaska’s D.C. delegation has officially turned full blue … for now
Senator Lisa Murkowski has been a reliably liberal vote on abortion, marriage and religious liberty for as long as Alaska Family Council has existed. She was appointed by her father, Frank Murkowski, in 2002. Representative Mary Peltola just recently became
Federal gay ‘marriage’ bill passes Senate thanks to Alaska Sens. Sullivan and Murkowski
If it were not for the two votes of Alaska’s U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, Senate Democrats would not have been able to pass their controversial bill that will codify same-sex “marriage” into federal law. Sullivan and Murkowski,
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