Alaska inmates must be COVID vaxed in order to see family and friends
Starting on Wednesday, April 21, some Alaska inmates will be permitted to see friends, relatives and others for the first time in more than a year, but only if they acquiesce to getting experimental COVID shots. According to an April 19 public notice from the
House bill seeks to ban mandatory COVID vaccines in Alaska
Introduced on April 14, House Bill 175 recognizes COVID-19 immunization rights for Alaskans who decline to get the experimental COVID shots. Sponsored by Representatives Ben Carpenter (R-Nikiski), Sarah Vance (R-Homer) and Christopher Kurka (R-Wasilla), the
Sticks & Carrots: Acting Mayor won’t nix COVID mandates unless 70% of Anchorage is vaccinated
Anchorage’s Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson will not rescind her COVID mandates until 70% of Anchorage is vaccinated. In imposing the vaccine requirement through Emergency Order 20, Quinn-Davison urged city residents to apply pressure on family, friends
OPINION: Anchorage parent urges school board to reject critical race theory in classrooms
After listening to hours of work sessions, board meetings and both townhalls hosted by the Anchorage School District last month, I do not support the proposed policies on anti-racism and instructional equity which are being considered by the Anchorage School
‘A gift from God’: State offers tactics to sway Alaskans to get COVID shots
The Alaska Division of Public Health sent a March 26 email to educators, healthcare providers and others around the state to equip and enlist them in addressing what it calls the “constant and growing problem” of vaccine hesitancy. The notice includes
Resolution to amend Alaska Constitution on abortion passes first legislative hurdle
Senate Joint Resolution 4, which looks to clarify that Alaska’s constitution does not protect abortion or state funding for abortion, has passed the first of many legislative hurdles. On March 23, the measure passed out of the Senate Health and Social
OPINION: Mead Treadwell backs Mike Robbins as the ‘no-drama’ mayor Anchorage needs
Voting is underway for Anchorage mayor and school board members, and by mid-summer Anchorage will have a new mayor. I’m supporting Mike Robbins. Mike knows the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Too many sideshows have occupied our
Juneau gathering data on why residents are resistant to COVID shot
With vaccinations on a marked decline statewide, the City and Borough of Juneau is gathering information about why residents are reticent to receive the COVID shot. Despite opening vaccinations up to anyone over age 16, there has been a sharp decrease in the
Planned Parenthood urges Anchorage to elect pro-abortion school board that backs radical LGBT/sex-ed agenda
Planned Parenthood has a vested interest in making sure the Anchorage School Board is stacked with pro-abortion members who back radical sex education and the advance of the LGBTQ agenda in local schools. The head of Planned Parenthood in Alaska issued a
Rep. Young warns against 2nd Amendment violations as House approves gun control bills
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills on March 11, which gun rights advocates warn are steps towards hindering gun sales and creating a national registry of all law-abiding citizens who bear arms. House Resolution 8 passed largely along partisan
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