
OPINION: Alaska Health Div. misleads public by undermining new Covid guidelines
Nowhere in the state’s recommendation do I see the CDC requirement that this be an individual-based decision-making shared between the individual and the healthcare provider. Yet, that was the essence of the CDC recommendation. Alaska’s SOE recommendation


Kenai hand-count prop. trails, but prop. to change election date may help conservatives in future
While conservatives may be dismayed with early returns on the hand-count effort, a second proposition to change borough election dates to align with the State of Alaska’s election dates is doing much better. In early returns this proposition was


Early Returns: Leftist, Democrat-backed candidate leads City of Palmer mayoral race
The left-leaning former Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper may be headed back to the mayor’s office if his election-night lead holds up. The socially liberal Cooper, who is backed by Mat-Su Democrats, is leading his nearest challenger, John Alcantra, by a vote of 157


Fairbanks leaning Left in initial election night returns
Early results in Fairbanks do not look good for most conservative


Information for Alaska voters heading to the polls today
Here is a list of articles and links that the Watchman has published over the past few weeks to help inform Alaska voters in key races around the


Trump green lights Alaska’s Ambler Road as fed. govt. acquires 10% stake in key mining operation
President Trump signed an executive order on Oct. 6 that will utilize Alaska resources to construct the 200-mile Ambler Road deep into northwestern Alaska. On the same day, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the United States will acquire a 10% stake in


Petition urges Anchorage school district to investigate teachers for ‘serious ethical violations’
A group of Anchorage parents are urging the Anchorage School District (ASD) to “immediately review serious allegations of professional misconduct and violations of ethical standards involving two educators: Roz’lyn Wyche and Heather Doncaster aka Hank Van


OPINION: Anchorage citizens must resist plot to undermine our community councils
Anchorage residents must resist plot to weakening community councils’


REP. YUNDT: There’s no ‘magic’ wand to protect Alaska’s PFD – only hard work
If we’re serious about protecting Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, we have to start with a clear understanding of how it came to be and why it matters.


Judge denies motion to toss lawsuit against Alaska’s homeschool allotment program
The ongoing litigation aimed at challenging the legality of Alaska’s increasingly popular homeschool allotment program will proceed, after a Superior Court judge tossed a motion to dismiss the

