Murkowski says she prefers D.C. gig to running for governor of Alaska
After nearly a quarter century in the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has little interest in leaving the national political scene to run for governor of
Alaska spends additional $6M so more parents can leave kids in daycare
In following recommendations by the Governor’s Task Force on Child Care, the state is hoping the investment will help address Alaska’s workforce shortage by freeing parents from the responsibility of caring for their children during the
OPINION: Heroes or cowards? What’s causing docs to ditch youth trans surgeries?
Two large medical organizations just recommended that minor children should no longer receive so-called transgender medical treatments. While the public may rejoice at this move, it is too early to celebrate the bravery of the medical community. They didn’t
National press takes note that Peltola’s Green New Deal friends are not ‘Alaska First’
While Alaska U.S. senatorial candidate Mary Peltola claims she is “Alaska First,” her growing affiliation with leading national Democrats who oppose fossil fuels and back radical climate alarmist policies is gaining national
Alaska lieutenant gov. candidate joins pro-life rally in Fairbanks
A recent pro-life event in Fairbanks included Joshua Church, who is the running mate for gubernatorial candidate Dave
CALL TO ACTION: Let’s flip the leftist Anchorage Assembly and save our dying city
Anchorage, if you want lower taxes and conservative social policies, we have a phenomenal opportunity to flip our Assembly on April 7 from a supermajority of radical leftists to a conservative majority, and we shouldn’t let it go to
OPINION: Why do Alaska’s U.S. Senators want to spend $5B on welfare for non-citizens?
Why did Senators Sullivan and Murkowski vote against this bill? Non-citizens shouldn’t receive money from our government when impoverished Americans need
URGENT: Tell Alaska’s U.S. senators to reject federal funding of elective abortions
Democrats want the federal government to start funding elective abortions. Alaska's U.S. Senators must be urged to vote against this
BOB BIRD: Is the mighty American ‘empire’ verging on open civil war?
We get closer to an authentic civil war every day. It is unquestionably being orchestrated. So-called "Sanctuary Cities" are an example of micro-secession.
OPINION: Ranked-choice vote isn’t dishonest – but it redefines ‘consent’
RCV does not force candidates to lie. It does something subtler and, in many ways, more consequential: it penalizes clarity. Candidates who draw sharp distinctions risk early elimination, while candidates who blur differences survive
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