After court-ordered signature recount, ranked-choice repeal question still qualifies for Nov. ballot
Alaska’s Division of Elections has confirmed that there are more than enough qualified signatures on the ballot initiative aimed at repealing ranked choice voting. After battling a months-long lawsuit aimed at blocking the repeal question from this
Alaska state senator blasts judge for wreaking ‘havoc’ on homeschoolers and lawmakers alike
The judge should have known better than to give the deliberative lawmaking branch of government such a narrow window (two-months) to address his ruling to keep the public correspondence program afloat when he took a wide window (14.5-months) to determine his
AK lawmakers to vote on Lt. Gov. successor, 81 appointees to key boards, commissions
Among the dozens of appointees, those tapped to serve on the State Board of Education have drawn heightened interest, due to the fact that this body would be responsible for developing regulations to govern the state’s homeschool allotment program for the
OPINION: Economic development and traditional uses can coexist in Alaska
Traditionalists should realize that the process of economic development is a part of social evolution and cultural change through which nations seek to improve their well-being. The process of exploration of natural resources cannot be overlooked or stopped
New poll: Demand cools for expensive, slow charging electric vehicles
While 7% of Americans now say they own an electric vehicle (EV), fewer and fewer are seriously considering buying one, and they comprise less than 1% of Alaska automobiles. According to a new report from Gallup, the number of Americans who are “seriously
Kenai radio host Bob Bird to interview presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on April 4
On April 4, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be a guest on The Talk of the Kenai, heard on KSRM Radio 92 and 92.5 FM, and online at www.radiokenai.com. The station serves the central and southern Kenai Peninsula communities, and is heard in
UPDATE: Effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system in limbo until March
The political action group behind the effort to repeal Alaska’s controversial and confusing ranked-choice voting system says it doesn’t expect to know until March whether voters will get a chance to ditch RCV at the upcoming November general
Americans for Prosperity-AK warns that legislative push to revive state retirement plan could cost $9B, require taxes, kill PFD
One of the leading conservative advocacy groups in Alaska is urging the State House to reject the Senate’s approval of legislation that would restore a state employee pension plan that it says would cost Alaska upwards of $9 billion
Gov. Dunleavy tells Legislature that Alaska is in dire need of more people
Barring more human beings - through increased births and more newly arrived residents - Alaska’s state slogan, “North to the Future,” will never be fulfilled. This was a key part of Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State speech to the Alaska Legislature
Open letter to Gov. Dunleavy and pro-life Alaska legislators
Open letter to Gov. Dunleavy and pro-life Alaska
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