OPINION: Trump’s DOGE crusade is a bold 1st step to fiscal sanity
Donald Trump is the first president in the last 60 years to make a serious effort to return our country to fiscal sanity, starting by cutting government waste and
Rep. Begich bill aims to advance NASA missions to Mars, beyond
For decades, the Department of Energy has played a pivotal role in supporting NASA’s mission - powering our spacecraft, developing advanced propulsion technologies, and enabling America’s dominance in
Wasteful spending? ‘Snow School’ program for Anchorage students linked to climate activism
In preparation for a recent Anchorage School District elementary school field trip identified as “Snow School,” parents received “Assumption of Risk and Liability Release” forms from an entity identifying itself as KMTA. Businesses need to protect
USAID and the history of U.S. foreign assistance programs
Historically, the United States has provided foreign aid to other countries since 1812; but on a large scale only during and after World War II. The history of the U.S. foreign assistance is marked by several key events, including Lend-Lease during World War
UPDATE: Missing Nome-bound plane found with deceased crash victims
The U.S. Coast Guard has found the Nome-bound passenger plane that went missing on the morning of Feb. 6. According to a 2:17 p.m., update from the agency on Feb. 7, the Coast Guard “located an aircraft matching the description of the missing plane approx.
Public hearing set for Alaska bill to require ‘all ballots’ be counted on election day
Alaska Senate Bill 52 requires that all ballots, including absentee and early voting ballots, be counted by 11:59 p.m. on election day. This replaces previous rules that permitted counting to extend indefinitely beyond election
TODAY: Soldotna residents to rally for life, and combat LBGTQ agenda
Soldotna residents to take a stand for life, and combat LBGTQ
Here’s why Trump restored Mt. McKinley name to America’s highest peak
Amid the day-one flurry of executive orders to kick off his second term in the White House, President Trump restored the historic name of Mount McKinley to the tallest mountain in North America. The order reverses a 2015 Obama-era order that stripped the name
Trump’s executive order to unleash Alaska’s energy potential
Within hours of being sworn into office for his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to help unlock Alaska’s vast natural resources related to fossil fuels, mineral, timber and
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
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