Alaska’s Senate GOP caucus is open to larger education budget if Dems agree to reforms
Members of the minority Alaska Senate Republican Caucus say they are open to increasing education funding across the board, including for homeschoolers and charter schools, so long as the Democrat-controlled majority agrees to pass meaningful education
Failing Fairbanks District set to shutter 5 schools as enrollment plummets
Facing rapidly declining enrollment, poor student test results and a growing number of families who have opted to leave standard public schooling for homeschool, the Fairbanks School District is set to permanently shutter five schools. The school board will
Alaskans urge Sen. Murkowski join GOP in backing RFK to lead U.S. Health Dept.
President Trump’s nominee to oversee the U.S. Health Department, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is expected to undergo a contentious hearing process in the U.S. Senate this week, one which will likely require Republicans to unify around the man Trump has tapped to
Trump gender-ID order is a call for Alaska to realign policies with biological reality
Trump's order aims to restore clarity in language, protect women’s rights, and realign Title IX to its original intent of safeguarding opportunities for females. For like Alaska, where gender ideology has deeply influenced schools, policies, and public
TODAY: Alaska archbishop to offer Mass for an end to abortion
Alaska archbishop to join Catholics nationwide in praying to end
Trump blasts Biden’s offshore drilling ban that locks up 44M acres around Alaska
Biden’s action will block drilling in 44 million acres of the Northern Bering Sea in northwest
OPINION: Biden pardons raise legal concerns given his mental decline
Can a sitting president experiencing cognitive decline effectively carry out the responsibilities outlined in Article II, Section 2, which grants the president the authority to issue reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United
4th grade Kenai homeschooler lights U.S. Capitol Christmas tree
Kenai fourth-grader Rose Burke had the distinguished honor of lighting this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree on the west front lawn of the U.S.
The truth behind Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal, and what to do about it
Washington insiders are starting to talk about the real story behind the Republican opposition to Matt Gaetz, and it is not what you have been
Murkowski backs controversial cabinet picks, when they’re Democrats
Here are some of the more controversial Biden cabinet nominees that Lisa Murkowski voted
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