Alaskan Independence Party to hold April 23 convention in Soldotna
The state’s third largest political party, the Alaskan Independence Party, will hold its one-day 2022 convention on Saturday, April 23, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The AIP is a pro-gun, pro-family, pro-life, pro-strict-interpretation
Rep. Kurka backs effort to restore constitutional rights of Alaska grand juries
Allegations of systemic corruption committed by state officials has captured the attention of gubernatorial candidate and current House Representative Christopher Kurka, who released a statement last week saying he believes the rights and duties of individual
Alaska House bans public funding of abortion, but rejects stiff penalties for violations
While the Alaska House once again passed a budget banning Alaska from using state funds to cover the killing of unborn Alaskans through abortion, it rejected an amendment that would have imposed stiff financial penalties on state health commissioners and
Anchorage Assemblyman Weddleton concedes to conservative challenger
John Weddleton, a member of the Anchorage Assembly’s leftist majority for the past six years, has conceded to conservative challenger Randy Sulte. At the last official vote count, on April 8, Sulte was ahead by roughly 450 votes over Weddleton – 7,924 to
Catholic Archdiocese seeks direction from Alaska’s LGBTQ community
The Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau is listening to the “dreams” of Alaska’s LGBTQ community in an effort to better celebrate “diversity within local Catholic communities.” Last month, the archdiocese held a little-publicized
Alaska Native groups join woke activists in supporting Biden’s SCOTUS pick
The heads of 56 Alaska Native tribes along with the leadership of the Alaska Federation of Natives have joined the ranks of extreme environmentalists, militant abortionists and some of the world’s most powerful LGBTQ political activists in throwing their
Why should Alaskans trust them again?
We live in the sinister shadow of the most preposterous election in American history – the 2020 election that most conservatives believe was stolen. We have had many of the same questions haunting us with our own Alaskan issues and officeholders from
Alaskans can’t let Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins kill vax discrimination bill without fight
Sen. Lora Reinbold’s bill (SB 156), which seeks to outlaw vaccine-based discrimination, passed the State Senate with bipartisan support last month. Since March 18 it has languished – untouched and unheard – in a State House Committee chaired by
Petition urges Alaska lawmakers to pass bill protecting women’s sports
A new petition, launch on March 31, urges Alaska legislators to pass the “Even Playing Field Act.” Introduced by Sen. Shelley Hughes (R-Palmer), Senate Bill 140 would protect the integrity of women’s athletics by ensuring that female sports competitions
National People’s Convoy launches Alaska page to organize local patriots
The People’s Convoy, which recently completed a national rolling rally across the United States to Washington, D.C., is now looking to organize local, freedom loving patriots to fight government overreach and vaccine mandates in every state. The aim is to
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