Head of Alaska School Board Assoc. defends failing schools, demands more money
Despite the fact that most Alaska students are failing reading and math and state test scores are some of the very worst in the nation, the head of the Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB) is lavishing thanksgiving and praise on Alaska’s failed public
State-funded Alaska Museum features artist who photos queerness, class struggle, self portrait nudes
Despite Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s recent executive order to cut wasteful government expenses and eradicate preferential spending on diversity, equity and inclusion agendas, bureaucrats at the publicly-funded Alaska State Museum have decided to spend money on
Trump nominates Alaskan for U.S. District Court Bench
President Trump has officially nominated Alaska Senior Assistant Attorney General Aaron Peterson to the U.S. District Court
OPINION: Jones Act is a century-old anchor dragging Alaska’s economy under water
The Jones Act is economic colonialism under a different name. Washington, D.C., Washington State, and entrenched special interests grow rich while Alaska pays the
Fairbanks Catholics urge lawmakers to change Alaska’s ‘permissive abortion’ laws
The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks is highlighting national Respect Life Month with a series of calls for Alaskans to fully engage the effort to protect pre-born babies from
OPINION: Alaska GOP must reflect values of growing conservative young-adult base
Alaska's GOP should resist the temptation to moderate its pro-family, pro-faith platform in an attempt to appeal to young voters broadly. The data demonstrate that young Trump supporters already embrace family-oriented values rooted in religious conviction;
Alaska’s ‘radical social studies standards’ blasted by national conservative media
The [Alaska Education] department’s regular personnel have failed so completely to provide adequate social studies standards that Alaska’s policymakers should step in and appoint an independent commission to draft depoliticized, content-rich social
Gov., D.C. delegation praise Trump for unlocking King Cove Road, natural resource development
Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, along with Rep. Nick Begich in praising the Trump administration’s actions to unlock Alaska resources and honor a promise made to Native Alaskan Vietnam
Alaska LNG milestone will boost family-wage jobs
The $44 billion Alaska LNG project is approaching a major milestone with the completion of its front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for an 800-mile natural gas pipeline, expected by December 2025. This development could secure long-term employment
Returning to sound money: Why gold and silver matter for Alaska’s future
For too long, we have relied on a paper system detached from reality, a fiat currency that can be printed at will and diluted through inflation. We can see this in the current price of gold. Gold is not going up in value; it just takes more dollars to buy an
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