Ketchikan City Council rejects call to cancel Drag Queen event for kids
In a 5-2 vote the Ketchikan City Council rejected a proposal to cancel a June 17 “Drag Queen Story Hour” geared for young children at the local public library. A motion to nix the controversial event was put forward by Councilman Riley Gass for the June
Mat-Su is first Alaska district to pass policy protecting girls’ sports from trans athletes
The Mat-Su Borough School District voted 6-1 on June 15 to approve a new policy aimed at protecting girls’ sports from male athletes who internally identify as females. Board Member Dwight Probasco was the lone no vote. In passing the new policy the
Dems upset that Alaska rejected 9% of mail-in election ballots
Alaska Senate Democrats sent an sharply worded letter to the Division of Elections and Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer demanding to know why the state has rejected roughly 9% of all mail-in ballots in Alaska’s first-ever statewide mail-in election to replace the late
TONIGHT: ACLU urges opposition to Mat-Su plan to keep males from dominating girls’ sports
The ACLU of Alaska is directing LGBTQ activists to flood the June 15 Mat-Su School Board meeting in opposition to a plan that would safeguard girls’ sports from biological males who claim to be female. Most school board members appear to be on board with
Murkowski to speak with Alaska education leaders about guns & schools
Correction: Sen. Murkowski was not one of 10 Republicans to announce support for new gun control measures. Murkowski said the group’s announcement was an encouraging step, but she has not yet given it her backing. Days after announcing that she is open
U.S. military uses taxpayer dollars to push LGBTQ ‘Pride’ in Alaska
Nearly every single military entity dedicated to protecting Alaska and the nation as a whole is using taxpayer resources to push acceptance of LGBTQ lifestyles and sexual identities during the month of June. Federal entities in Alaska that are actively
Alaska welcomes return of victorious Special Olympic athletes
An enthusiastic crowd gathered at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage on June 12 to welcome the team of athletes, coaches and support staff who returned from a week in Orlando, Florida, where they earned 43 medals in the Special Olympics USA Games.
Alaska AG recused from reviewing use of state funds for private education
As the Alaska Department of Law considers the legality of using state funds to pay for private education costs, Attorney General Treg Taylor has recused himself from reviewing all matters involving the use of homeschool allotments for this purpose. Taylor’s
Most Mat-Su School Board members say they support protecting girls’ sports from trans athletes
As previously reported in the Watchman, the Mat-Su School Board is looking to enact a policy change to maintain fairness in girls’ athletics by ensuring that transgender biological males who identify as female cannot compete on all-girls sports teams or
Nine on Anchorage Assembly offer resolution celebrating LGBTQ agenda
The Anchorage Assembly is once again urging residents to get fully on board with promoting all things LGBTQ+ during the month of June. A resolution to this end was submitted for the June 7 meeting by Assembly members Suzanne LaFrance, Christopher Constant,
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