Murkowski wants to force late-term abortion on all 50 states
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and fellow pro-abortion Republican, Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), have joined forces to reintroduce a bill that would sanctioned the legal killing of preborn babies right up to the point of birth. The so-called “Reproductive Freedom
OPINION: Alaska’s aging patients need more choices, not less
GUEST COLUMN: By Jaimie Cavanaugh and Daryl James (Institute for Justice) Alaska hospitals have a problem: The population is aging, and older patients need more care than they can afford. The strain will increase when Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic
NEA-Alaska’s vision is a tired and disastrous nightmare for our kids
All sides of the educational debate are now forced to admit that most government-run schools in Alaska are an abysmal failure. Every new study reinforces the fact that Alaska students continue to languish at the bottom of the pile in terms of basic – yes
Popular Anchorage bar under fire from LGBTQ activists for plainly stating the obvious
F Street Station, one of the oldest and most beloved bars in Anchorage, is catching criticism from radical LGBTQ activists for commenting on the fact that politically correct culture will condemn a kid for dressing up like an Indian, while celebrating a grown
Alaska’s ‘Principal of the Year’ who was unlawfully detained & drugged, hires attorney
Mary Fulp, the Colony High School Principal who was forcibly – and unlawfully – removed from her Mat-Su home on Jan. 18 by Alaska State Troopers and required to undergo mental treatment for three days at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, has hired an
Alaska Judicial Council’s rejection of Kenai judge applicant, fuels growing frustration
In an unusual show of public participation at Alaska Judicial Council hearings, roughly 30 Kenai Peninsula area residents turned out for a Jan. 23 public testimony on the nine applicants who applied to serve on the Kenai Superior Court. Many of the testifiers
TONIGHT: Hard-left activists aim to pressure Fairbanks to adopt controversial climate plan
A group of climate alarmists and critical race theory activists are hoping to resist efforts to alter and limit the scope of the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s controversial “Climate Action & Adaptation Plan.” Area environmentalists had hoped to
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
Administrative bloat drives Alaska’s swollen education budget, deprives teachers
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The Heritage Foundation recently released its inaugural Education Freedom Report Card for the U.S. Alaska ranked 47th in the nation for high spending, given the state’s extremely
What’s driving Alaska’s ongoing workforce shortage?
A new report from Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development predicts that the ongoing worker shortage, which has plagued businesses for the past two years, will continue in 2023. “As Alaska’s economy continues to recover, the worker
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