High court says recall effort against Dunleavy can proceed
The effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy from office may proceed after the Alaska Supreme Court ruled 4-1 on May 8 that grounds for the potential recall election were sufficient. Chief Justice Joel Bolger did not take part in the State Division of Elections v.
Mat-Su to announce finalists to replace school superintendent
Alaska’s second largest school district is about to announce the top finalists in its search for a new superintendent who will oversee 46 schools and the education of 19,000 students. The Mat-Su School Board hopes to announce their leading two or three
Take caution, yes, but don’t trample religious liberty amid a pandemic
Last month, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, banned all religious services as part of the effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. The ban applied to a drive-in service planned by the On Fire Christian Center on Easter Sunday. On Holy Saturday, Federal
Book controversy shows need to empower Mat-Su parents, school board president says
There’s nothing like national media coverage over a local controversy to liven up a school board meeting in Alaska. In the wake of the Mat-Su Borough School Board’s April 22 decision to pull five controversial books from the list of recommended reading in
Fairbanks parents defeated by school district’s pro-LGBT forces
Battle hardened educational bureaucrats finally pushed aside Fairbanks parents and concerned community members to force through a curriculum that weaves leftist ideology, multiculturalism and the LGBTQ agenda into area classrooms. In the end, the deck was
Protesters rally for reopening as Anchorage mayor announces plan
The blare of protesting horns echoed through downtown Anchorage as hundreds of cars rolled past city hall and the offices of Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz on April 22. Alaskans struggling to maintain their livelihoods under city and statewide health
Anchorage mayor dismisses protesters in laying out COVID plan
With an upcoming protest planned by Anchorage business owners desperate to get back to work, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz released his “roadmap” for reopening a city which has been largely shutdown since March 20 due to COVID-19. At an April 20 press conference,
Early PFD petition release reaches 5,500 signatures and counting
More than 5,500 people have now signed a petition asking the Alaska Legislature to help struggling Alaskans by paying out the Permanent Fund Dividend early this year. Initiated by Rep. Sara Rasmussen of Anchorage, the petition notes that tens of thousands of
Fairbanks school board to vote on radical shift in education
After months of opposition, hundreds of emails and many hours of public testimony, the Fairbanks School Board will finally vote on whether to approve a fundamental shift in education, which includes adding controversial LGBTQ courses in area schools. The
Mayor lets Anchorage pot shops stay open amid emergency shutdown
While all non-essential Anchorage businesses are under direct orders from Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz to close shop in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, recreational marijuana dispensaries are exempted and remain ready to sell pre-rolled
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