OPINION: Alaska lawmakers give education reformers a giant middle finger
The unserious leftists in control of the Alaska Legislature sent a message to the Alaska voters that was loud and clear. The legislature doesn’t care about actually improving public school education in Alaska. Their only concern is spending more of your
GOP defectors join Alaska Dems to override Dunleavy and dump $51M more into failing schools
Alaska Democrats and their ideological allies in the GOP joined forces to thwart Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of $51 million in new funding, which state lawmakers had previously approved for Alaska’s chronically underperforming public education
Gov. Dunleavy: Leading lawmakers ‘don’t seem to care’ about Alaska’s failing schools
As the Alaska Legislature gathered in Juneau on Aug. 2 for a special session focused on public education reform and increasing Alaska’s food production and security, there were reports that legislative leadership would gavel in to hold two veto override
OPINION: Beware of liberal propaganda dressed up as Alaska history
Perhaps the lesson we should all take from this is to exercise caution when reading articles from any left-wing media source. They may be attempting to use propaganda to influence us to achieve their own
Alaskans can weigh in on harm of sexually mutilating minors
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry to better understand how consumers may have been exposed to false or unsupported claims about “gender-affirming care,” especially as it relates to minors, and to gauge the harms consumers
Defiant leftist lawmakers have no desire to pass policy changes for Alaska’s failing schools
It appears that Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s attempt to get left-leaning lawmakers to pass concrete educational reforms has fallen on defiant ears. Rather than focus on expanding school choice, instituting educational tax credits and addressing a student reading
Gov. Dunleavy urges lawmakers to reform Alaska’s failing schools during special session
Gov. Dunleavy has outlined specific policy priorities he wants the Alaska Legislature to tackle when lawmakers reconvene in special session on August 2. His top priority is education reform, which includes concrete policies tied to any funding
Taking Back Alaska: We can shrink government by moving public workers into private sector
This is a strategic, fully federally funded framework for transitioning Alaska's public employees into private-sector roles - particularly in natural resource development, infrastructure, environmental compliance, and logistics - all while shrinking
Alaska State Sen. Shelley Hughes announces run for governor
State Sen. Shelley Hughes has thrown her hat into a growing field of Republican candidates who are vying to become Alaska’s next
Alaskans rejoice as former Fairbanks priest is saved from Islamic terrorists
A former Alaska priest, Fr. Alphonsus Afina, has been rescued from the hands of violent Islamic terrorists in his home country of
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