OPINION: Competing bills reflect divergent visions of Alaska’s gas line future
A lot of Alaskans are going to hear about Senate Bills 280 and 275 and assume they are basically the same. Both deal with the Alaska natural gas pipeline project, but one is written to help a project get built. The other aims to maximize the state’s take,
OPINION: Why pro-life Alaskans are set to march through Anchorage
I was asked the other day why we're encouraging people to walk with us at the 2026 Alaska March for Life taking place in Anchorage a week from tomorrow, Saturday, April 25. What's the point of it?
Peltola’s fish slogans flop with Alaska fishermen, who cast their lot with Sullivan
Despite Mary Peltola’s endless videos, signs and sloganeering aimed at winning favor with Alaska’s fishermen, they have sided with incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan
OPINION: Alaska’s packed gubernatorial race is pure political dysfunction
With that history, a 17-candidate Republican gubernatorial slate is not a sign of strength; it is a sign of fragmentation. A crowded field divides money, message, endorsements, and voter attention, while a more coordinated party can narrow its bench, elevate
Legislative attorney suggests Alaska pharmacy bill could expand chemical abortions
According to an April 1 analysis by Alaska Legislative Attorney Conrad Gunther, House Bill 195 may, in fact, indirectly open the door for pharmacists to vastly expand chemical abortions across the
UPDATE: Alaskans can testify April 20 on bill that will vastly expand chemical abortion
Pro-life advocates are fighting two bills in the Alaska Legislature that could vastly expand chemical abortions across the
OPINION: It’s time to ditch lawmakers who fear cutting Alaska’s bloated budget
Alaska’s State House voted to advance a budget that includes confiscating the majority of your statutory Permanent Fund Dividend because they are incapable of balancing our state budget, forcing them to steal your
Alaska Congressman Begich joins caucus aimed at blocking influence of Sharia law
U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) has joined the Sharia-Free America Caucus, a U.S. House group dedicated to blocking the influence of Sharia law in American
OPINION: Alaska failing GOP must pivot from cosmetic branding to structured discipline
The Alaska Republican Party is failing due to festering internal dysfunction. We have reached a point where internal reform is no longer optional - it is necessary to restore trust, accountability and effective
Alaska’s controversial cross-sex gender clinic to permanently shut down
Identity, Inc., which has operated a cross-sex clinic that pushes puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and life-altering surgeries on both youth and adults, is closing down for
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