Nearly 43,000 petition signatures turned in to overturn ranked choice voting
A grassroots movement led by more than 700 Alaskan volunteers has successfully gathered nearly 43,000 signatures, significantly exceeding the required 26,000, to propose the removal of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in
As Anchorage Assembly frets over naming port after Don Young U.S. House considers naming infrastructure room after him
While leftists on the Anchorage Assembly are adamantly resisting Mayor Dave Bronson’s effort to rename the Port of Alaska after late U.S. Congressman Don Young, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida) is determined to get Young’s name on the main hearing room
Former Palmer Mayor John Combs Passes
Having known John Combs since I was a young boy in Valdez, for over 40 years, it is with a heavy heart that I share his passing this past Friday the 22nd. A proud and deeply involved citizen of Palmer, he served four years on the city council and then six
Alaska AG joins 21-states in challenging Biden’s highway climate mandate
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a 21-state coalition to push back against the Biden Administration’s latest climate rule, which mandates that states with federal interstates and highways adopt stringent CO2 emissions standards to help achieve
Anchorage Assembly grants Hamas terrorist defender a special ‘appearance’ to denounce Israel
A man who has already publicly justified the heinous attacks by Hamas terrorists against innocent Israeli civilians will be given a special time slot at the upcoming Dec. 19 Anchorage Assembly meeting in order to deride Israel as an “apartheid” state,
Alaska seeks to lower standards for students to be deemed ‘proficient’ in math & reading
With lowered expectations, Alaska's new proposal could classify more students as academically “proficient” without actually raising their overall
Pro-life director among 9 candidates vying to fill vacant Mat-Su school board seat
Pro-life director among 9 candidates vying to fill vacant Mat-Su school board
ANALYSIS: Alaska economy hindered by corporate tax, large public workforce, excessive debt
Alaska’s economic outlook ranking would not be nearly so rosy if the state implemented a personal income tax or statewide sales tax, as their absence contributes much to ALEC’s
Mat-Su School Board looks to fill vacant seat after member resigns
Mat-Su School Board looks to fill vacant seat after member
GOP governors urge NCAA to ban gender-confused males from female sports
Nine GOP governors sent a letter to the NCAA, asking the governing college sports organization to change its current policy so that gender-confused males cannot compete in female-only
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