Kenai City Council to vote on support of statewide LGBT hate crimes bill
City council members in Kenai and Soldotna are pushing for the expansion of statewide hate crimes legislation to include “sexual orientation and gender identity.” Last month the Soldotna City Council voted 5-1 in favor of a resolution urging state
Climate alarmists sue to block Alaska oil exploration
Spearheaded by Earthjustice, a powerful nonprofit legal group funded by major Democrat donors, the lawsuit is part of the organization’s larger effort to block coal, oil, gas and timber industries all across the
OPINION: Blinding LED lights, Alaska darkness and saving humanity
The supposed guardians of public safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been giving automotive manufacturers a free pass on light intensity headlights, likely because … it saves the planet, just not
End of an era? Kenai expects plummeting student enrollment to continue
The Kenai School District is experiencing the effects of a profound shift impacting government-run education across Alaska. Students are leaving, budgets are shrinking and the old model is rapidly losing public
Tears of joy mark approval of hard-won Alaska charter school in secluded Nikolaevsk
After years of struggling to convince the Kenai Borough School District to let them operate their own unique public charter school, residents of Nikolaevsk broke into tears of joy after the school board approved the school along a narrow 5-3 vote earlier this
OPINION: Alaska’s ‘real property’ taxes are unfair on multiple fronts
Some individuals have proposed changing how property taxes are collected. They have suggested a tax, where the home’s assessed value does not change over time, ensuring the homeowner
Soldotna is latest Alaska community to move local elections to November
In what is becoming a growing trend, the City of Soldotna has moved its local elections to November, instead of October, to align with borough and national election
Anchorage election official defends vote-by-phone policy after NYT raises concerns
Anchorage’s top election official is attempting to defend the city’s novel vote-by-phone policy, after a Nov. 13 New York Times article highlighted concerns and criticisms with the controversial mobile voting
ANALYSIS: Anchorage proposal to tax short-term rentals raises red flags
Anchorage is considering a new short-term rental tax next week. It may appear like an easy fix for housing, but it raises serious questions about fairness, effectiveness, and government
Abortion/LGBTQ-rights Democrat Matt Claman files for governor’s seat
As one of the most liberal members of the State Legislature, Claman has long spearheaded the effort to advance the most radical elements of the LGBTQ agenda and has doggedly defend the “right” to kill unborn babies through
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