Alaska students are a year behind U.S. average in reading, math
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Introduction Late October brought the release of the 2022 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card. The NAEP is a nationwide assessment
Alaska’s turncoat Senate Republicans ensure conservative ideas are dead on arrival
The eight Alaska Republicans who joined nine Democrats in the Alaska Senate to form a left-of-center ruling coalition have all but ensured that any meaningful conservative ideas will be swiftly sidelined in the upcoming legislative session. The presumptive
OPINION: Rep. McCabe says Mat-Su road warrior misleads public to advance anti-conservative agenda
In a February 2022 op-ed in the Frontiersman, Mark Kelsey, a former publisher of the Frontiersman, insinuated I was doing something wrong advocating for a road I live on; making the leap that, as a legislator, I was exerting undue influence to get this road
ANALYSIS: Is Juneau running out of diesel?
(ErikN Publications) – On October 27, 2022, Tucker Carlson announced to the nation that we are running short of diesel, with a mere 25 days of diesel inventory remaining. He was following up on a question that was posed to John Kirby, President
Anchorage pro-lifers invited to final week of 40-day vigil near abortion clinic
This is the final week of the 40-Days for Life prayer vigil outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Anchorage. For the past five weeks, local pro-life advocates have prayed and held signs in an effort to bring an end to abortion in Anchorage.
Alaskans can weigh in before University of AK regents briefed on radical woke agenda
The 11-member University of Alaska Board of Regents, which has constitutional authority to set policy and management decisions for the University of Alaska educational system, will hold a public testimony session on Oct. 31 from 4-5 p.m. The public testimony
Rep. Eastman supporters pack Anchorage courtroom as lawmaker fights attempt to ban him from public office
Roughly 50 people packed a standing room only Anchorage courtroom on Oct. 25 in a show of support for Wasilla State Rep. David Eastman. Another 10 people stood outside during a preliminary hearing in a case that seeks to disqualify the three-term state
Alaska voters to rally outside courthouse on Oct. 25 in support of Rep. Eastman
A group of concerned Alaskan voters plan to peacefully rally outside Anchorage’s Nesbett Courthouse (825 W. 4th Ave.) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to protest the ongoing attempt to disqualify State Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) from being able to hold public
WATCH: State Senators urge Alaskans to vote ‘yes’ on a constitutional convention
Legislative gridlock and the unwillingness of lawmakers to follow statutory law with regard to paying out the annual Permanent Fund Dividend are two of the main reasons that State Senators Shelley Hughes and Mike Shower are now urging Alaskans to vote
Deceptive ads against Alaska constitutional convention aim to trick conservatives
Have you noticed the avalanche of “Vote No/Defend Our Constitution” commercials? Who’s paying for them? Who’s promoting them? In watching these ads, you see scripted “typical citizens” wearing hard hats. This is a classic visual ploy to reach the
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