Untangling questions about Alaska’s upcoming elections
Following the unexpected death of Congressman Don Young on March 18, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation on March 23 declaring a vacancy and calling for a special election to choose someone to serve out the remaining months of Young’s term, which
Vote NO on Anchorage school bonds: Focus must be students, not buildings
We all want our kids to have the best chance of success in life. Anchorage’s public schools play a vital role in that outcome. Unfortunately, we are hobbling our kids’ academic opportunities by allocating far too many of our nation-leading
Anchorage mail-in ballots found in garbage, vacant mailbox, wrong district
Anchorage School Board Candidate Mark Anthony Cox sent a photo to the Alaska Watchman on March 21 showing a municipal mail-in ballot lying in the trash can at the city’s southside U.S. Post Office (see photo to the right). Another resident, Dewey Wells,
Alaska seeks ‘LGBT+’ & ‘non-binary’ teens to shape state health agenda
Staff from the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services are recruiting young people, ages 14 to 21, for a state-run program focused on “youth health issues.” While Youth Alliance for a Healthier Alaska (YAHA) may address issues surrounding
Cliff Murray drops campaign to avoid diluting conservative vote
In an effort to avoid diluting the conservative vote, Anchorage School Board candidate Cliff Murray has suspended his campaign in the current mail-in election and thrown his support behind fellow conservative Mark Anthony Cox. Cox is attempting to unseat
Anchorage Assembly mulls June 21 as day to elect 12th Assembly member
On March 23, the Anchorage Assembly will hold a special meeting to establish a date on which the city will hold a special election to choose a 12th Assembly member. Currently there are 11 Assembly members, but voters approved adding a 12th back in April of
What Conscience? AK House approves forcing judges to officiate weddings
Equality and marriage cannot coexist. This has been a fundamental tenant of Marxism since Karl Marx first published The Communist Manifesto in 1848. To Marx, marriage is simply legalized female slavery. It must be done away with or redefined out of existence.
Hard questions Kelly Tshibaka would ask Biden’s Supreme Court nominee
Starting today, March 21, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee began holding hearings on President Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court – Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. She is regarded by many conservatives as a radical leftist judge. While U.S. Sen.
AK Senate Majority Leader: Biological males will destroy women’s sports
Editor’s note: The following is the opening statement which Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes delivered March 3 to introduce Senate Bill 140, which would ban biological males from competing in women’s sports. Hughes statement was made in the Senate Education
Alaska’s leading political figures react to passing of Don Young
Alaska leading political figures have issued the following statements after learning that U.S. Congressman Don Young had passed away on March 18 at the age of 88. He was the longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Dean of the
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