Alaska’s Covid Conversations: The jab doesn’t make sense for children
By Alaska Covid Alliance The Covid saga continues. Just last year we were told by the President, his press secretary, and mainstream media that this was a “disease of the unvaxxed.” Get the jab and protect yourself and others. Yet people who have had all
Lt. Gov. candidate Edie Grunwald quits Charlie Pierce ticket, now backs Dunleavy
Edie Grunwald, who is listed as the lieutenant governor candidate on the Charlie Pierce for governor ticket, has dropped out of the race. The former borough mayor of Kenai, Pierce is facing a lawsuit from a former borough employee that accuses him of sexual
Leading conservative group issues endorsements for Alaska midterms
Alaska Family Action, a leading pro-life and pro-family organization that advocates for traditional values in the public square, has released it’s endorsement guide for the Nov. 8 midterms. The guide places candidates into three categories. The highest
More than 70% Alaska students fall below ‘proficient’ in reading and math
Alaska’s schools are among the worst performing educational institutions in the nation. According to the latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Alaska fourth and eighth grade students are near the bottom of the country
GOING ‘GREEN’? Fairbanks weighs switching borough fleet to questionable electric vehicles
Despite mounting reports that new electronic vehicles perform poorly and may actually cause greater overall damage to the environment than gas automobiles, the Fairbanks Borough Assembly may soon begin replacing its existing fleet with electronic vehicles. A
Surging Tshibaka blasts Murkowski for skipping oil & gas debate & refusing to defend record
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski skipped the Oct. 11 ConocoPhillips candidate forum in Anchorage, but conservative Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka is not letting the 21-year incumbent off the hook. To be fair, it probably wouldn’t have been an easy for
Sullivan: Biden’s delay of Alaska oil project ‘insults’ America, undermines U.S. security
On Oct. 10, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan blasted the Biden administration for continually delaying approval of the much-anticipated Willow Project in Alaska which could yield an estimated 180,000 barrels of oil a day for America. Speaking on Fox Business
Women’s group gives Murkowski an “F” on issues that matter most to U.S. moms
A national parental rights advocacy group, composed of mothers from across the nation, has given Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski a failing grade when it comes to supporting key issues that are important to American moms. Moms for America, which claims to
Report: Anchorage School District pays teachers not to teach
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Should public school teachers be paid not to teach? School districts and other government bodies often pay employees full wages and benefits for performing union work instead of their official duties.
Distribution of Covid funds to Alaska businesses rife with irregularities, errors
A recently released audit of the $282 million in CARES Act funds that Alaska issued to small businesses as part of the massive Covid relief spending shows massive irregularities, errors and the awarding of numerous unallowable grants. The state’s
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