Gov. Dunleavy congratulates Trump, looks ahead to unlocking Alaska’s potential
Gov. Mike Dunleavy gave enthusiastic praise for President Donald Trump upon his Jan. 20 inauguration, expressing optimism about the opportunities a second Trump administration will bring to
Sen. Sullivan gives Alaskans an up-close view of Trump’s inauguration
An enthusiastic Sen. Dan Sullivan gave his Alaska constituency an up-close view of the swearing-in ceremony of President Donald Trump on Jan.
Mat-Su hand-count backers claim borough failed to follow new law
Advocates for hand-counting ballots are expected to flood the Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting on Jan. 21 to voice concerns about alleged violations of the borough’s new hand-count-only
Alaska’s Conservative Senate Republicans prepare to fight despite minority status
The Alaska State Senate Republican Caucus may be relegated to minority status, thanks to GOP defectors who sided with leftist Democrats to create a bi-partisan ruling caucus, but the six-member minority says it’s prepared to fight for fiscal discipline,
OPINION: The clock is ticking on Alaska’s Republican Party
Alaska GOP leadership has tacitly endorsed the Democrat-led caucuses in the Alaska legislature. The GOP leadership may not recognize it, but this is a crisis point for them. The voters are not going to tolerate a weak and impotent GOP for much
Begich joins all Republicans, 61 Dems to pass bill protecting women from violence by illegals
Alaska Congressman Nick Begich voted to successfully pass the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, a bill he co-sponsored with the aim of strengthening U.S. border security and ensuring that foreign nationals who commit violent crimes are
Rep. Begich helps pass bill to protect girls’ sports from gender-confused males
Alaska’s Congressman Nick Begich voted with House Republicans to pass a Trump-backed bill that would prohibit so-called transgender “women” from competing against biological females in school sports. Schools that fail to comply would risk losing federal
Duplicate petition to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting is pulled to avoid confusion in round 2 effort
Phil Izon, who spearheaded the effort to give Alaskans a chance to repeal ranked-choice voting in the November 2024 election, has decided to pull his second ballot measure aimed at taking out RCV. Ultimately, RCV survived by less than 1% of the vote. Since
Alaska’s GOP should follow Georgia’s lead and punish disloyal RINOs
The Alaska Republican Party has a big problem. It cannot effectively police its members when they misbehave, so some RINO politicians take advantage of the weakness within the GOP to advance their own interests to the detriment of the
Americans for Prosperity launches $20M effort to preserve Trump tax cuts, protect Alaska taxpayers
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a $20 million nationwide campaign on Jan. 13, calling on members of Congress to protect prosperity by renewing President Trump’s popular 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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