Radical climate group presses lawmakers to dismantle Alaska’s fossil fuel industry
A growing collation of radical environmental and social justice warriors are pressuring Alaska lawmakers to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 25 years with the ultimate aim of ending fossil fuel extraction and usage and redistributing
OPINION: Rep. McCabe offers clarification on HB172
While there is still much to learn about the recent removal of a Mat-Su woman from her home, and forced “evaluation” under title 47, initial actions by authorities seem to indicate that HB172 did not go far enough in reforming this Alaska Statute and
National 2A group decries Murkowski and GOP senators for anti-gun vote
A national gun rights organization is denouncing U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and 17 other GOP senators who voted with Democrats to pass last month’s $1.7 trillion dollar government funding bill, which is riddled with gun control initiatives, including $11
High cost of living makes an Alaska income tax doubly burdensome
By Jared Walczak (Tax Foundation) Alaska’s decision to forgo an individual income tax serves an important role in offsetting above-average federal income tax burdens in Alaska. At first blush, this sounds confusing. Alaskans face the same federal income tax
Losing faith? Covenant House now supports abortion, sexual ‘transition’ for homeless Alaska youth
Covenant House Alaska, which began as a Catholic outreach for Anchorage’s homeless and run-away youth – ages 13 to 24 – has rejected core moral tenets of its faith-based roots in favor of facilitating abortions, imposing strict LGBTQ mandates on
Want to be Alaska’s next Director of Public Health? Application deadline is Dec. 23
The Alaska Department of Health is looking for a new director of public health after former Director Heidi Hedberg was tapped to serve as the state’s commissioner of health. The health director serves as the chief health strategist for the state, helping to
Most NEA-Alaska spending goes to staff, not dues-paying school employees
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The National Education Association-Alaska (NEA-Alaska) claims that it “advocates for an excellent public education” and “advances the interests of public-school employees.” Yet, its tax records
Alaska joins 22 states urging Biden to halt Covid jab mandate for healthcare workers
A coalition of 22 states, including Alaska, have formally petitioned the Biden Administration to cease its Covid shot mandate for healthcare workers and all related guidance. Even though the justification for the rushed mandate has disappeared, it remains in
Rep. Eastman: The Left aims to silence those who oppose their shifting ideological whims
The plan for those who don’t subscribe to the ever-changing ideological orthodoxy of the Left hasn’t changed much since the days of Lenin. To dissent from its core dogmas is to lose your place in society. And because that orthodoxy is ever evolving, no
Non-partisan? Alaska teachers union endorses mostly hard left Democrats
NEA-Alaska, the powerful teachers union that represents the vast majority of public school educators across Alaska, has issued a heavily partisan endorsement guide that fails to include even one known conservative Republican candidate for the Alaska
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