Alaska GOP leaders help kill effort to strip public funding of abortion
Pro-abortion Alaska lawmakers, as well as those who pay lip service to pro-life constituents, are fine with “intent” language, so long as it has no teeth, but Hughes amendment posed a real difficulty for lawmakers who publicly profess to be
Did you miss Alaska’s ‘Covid & Beyond’ conference? Videos are now online
For those who missed last month’s conference, “Covid & Beyond: The Establishment and you,” videos of all the presentations are now available
Alaska files challenge to Biden’s ‘unlawful’ lockdown on Tongass National Forest
Alaska files challenge to Biden’s ‘unlawful’ lockdown on Tongass National
OPINION: Alaska joins 20 states in condemning FBI’s animus against traditional Christians
Alaska’s Attorney General Treg Taylor has signed onto a 20-state letter demanding that the FBI reveal the details regarding a recently leaked “anti-Catholic” memo alleging that traditional, conservative Catholics are somehow a threat to
Dunleavy blasts Biden’s anti-logging campaign for treating Alaskans like an ‘invasive species’
In a reversal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued a final repeal of the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule. The move formally reinstates the 2001 roadless rule in the Tongass National Forest, and effectively prohibits timber harvest and road
Alaska in 2023: Trends, predictions and prescriptions
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a talk given for the Valley Republican Women of Alaska’s Jan. 19 meeting in Wasilla. I want to address a few major trends and developments in Alaska as they relate to our population, education and political
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
State blasts Biden’s ’arbitrary’ move to block Alaska logging jobs
President Joe Biden’s administration announced, July 15, that it will ban all large-scale old growth timber sales in the Tongass National Forest in order to address climate change concerns. The plan includes reinstating the 2001 Roadless Rule in the 9.2
Governor must choose from list of three liberal attorneys to fill Alaska Supreme Court seat
Once again, thanks to the way Alaska seats judges, a conservative leaning Alaska governor will be forced to appoint a liberal justice to the Alaska Supreme Court. Following a well-established pattern, the small but powerful Alaska Judicial Council has yet
Want to offer an opinion on who should be Alaska’s next Supreme Court justice?
The small but extremely powerful seven-member Alaska Judicial Council will hold a public hearing on May 24, at noon, to let the public offer non-binding opinions regarding the worthiness of applicants for the Alaska Supreme Court vacancy. These are
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