On impeaching Alaska judges
Alaska’s Constitution needs some major overhaul, and the citizens will have the opportunity in 2022 when they are asked: “Shall there be a constitutional convention?” The Alaskan Independence Party’s website has an embryonic and incomplete
Election day votes show conservative surge for Alaska Legislature. Will it hold?
If the votes cast on election day are any indication, the Alaska Legislature will have a decidedly redder hue in the next Legislative Session. Based off of election day returns, Republicans were winning 9 of 11 Senate races and 29 of 40 House seats. That
Alaska is Trump country
With 82% of precincts reporting President Trump enjoys solid support from Alaskans following an election day in which he is leading Joe Biden by more than 51,000 votes or 62% to 32%. Alaska’s three Electoral College votes are likely headed Trump’s
Alaska judges survive judgement day
Despite a grassroots effort to unseat a number of liberal Alaska judges, all 22 appear to have kept their seats on the bench. The most prominent contest involved an organized campaign to remove Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney. She was accused of
Initial returns: Alaskans rejecting measures to overhaul elections and tax oil companies
Two ballot measures that conservatives warned would have crippled Alaska’s economy and compromised state elections appear to have been rejected by voters. With nearly 82% of precincts reporting, Ballot Measure 2, which would have done away with party
Alaska Senate leaders urge residents to stay civil as vote tallies trickle in
With a high-stakes, high tension election underway today, outgoing Alaska Senate President Cathy Giessel (R) joined Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich (D) in a bi-partisan letter urging Alaskans to respect the election process until all votes are tallied and
How to motivate that 40% of Alaskans who typically don’t vote
Roughly 120,000 Alaskans have already cast early or absentee ballots for the Nov. 3rd election. That leaves roughly 450,000 registered voters still unaccounted for. Many of these will vote in-person on Nov. 3, but history shows that hundreds of thousands
Liberal social justice warriors back Suzanne LaFrance over conservative James Kaufman
Despite her folksy, down home account of growing up in the Mat-Su raising farm animals and attending church, State House candidate Suzanne LaFrance is one of the most liberal candidates running for state office this year. She’s running against conservative
State control over Alaska’s primary elections is a mess
The history of primary elections in Alaska is a “Mess with a Capital S.” Few would deny this. The first mistake is that since the early decades of statehood Alaska permitted the state government to run its primary elections. This put the private political
Alaskan patriots invited to upcoming rallies and events
Below is a listing of several upcoming rallies and events as Alaskans draw closer to the Nov. 3 election. SULLIVAN/YOUNG TO RALLY IN SOLDOTNA OCT. 30 U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan will join U.S. Rep. Don Young for a rally at Soldotna Creek Park (44149 Sterling Hwy.)
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