Palmer mayor survives recall with 54.5% voting to keep him
Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington has successfully survived an attempt to remove him from office for alleged abuse of power. After trailing by two votes on election night 99-97, he surged ahead once the canvass board tallied another 202 mail, special needs,
Veteran conservative politicos join Bernadette Wilson’s gubernatorial campaign
Bernadette Wilson, who recently announced her bid to become Alaska’s next governor, has just added two seasoned senior team members to her election
OPINION: RINO AK lawmakers who overrode governor’s veto will pay a political price
On May 19, four Republican women's groups from around the state warned they would not support any Republican who voted to overturn the governor's veto and would work against their
Effort to recall Palmer mayor leads by 2 votes on election night
The special election to recall Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington is razor tight. As of election night there were 99 votes to recall him and 97 to
OPINION: Undercover calls show why AK must fight Planned Parenthood’s child ‘transing’ agenda
This past week, Live Action released a troubling undercover report: Planned Parenthood clinics across the country are fast-tracking vulnerable minors into receiving cross-sex hormones, often in a single virtual visit.
OPINION: Why I’m voting to recall Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington
My greatest concern is that Mayor Carrington has yet to even acknowledge or express regret for hiring Mr. Jellie or for what his actions caused. He has instead placed guilt in every other
OPINION: Gov. Dunleavy finally shows some leadership
Governor Dunleavy’s term in office has largely disappointed conservatives. His critics claim the governor has failed to provide the decisive leadership our state needs on important issues. While that may have been true in the past, the governor appears to
BOB BIRD: A papal ‘shock for the ages’
If faithful Christians were praying for a good and holy pope, they might have one now. Yet they must now pile on and redouble their
Feds investigate Washington State for forcing priests to break the seal of confession
Alaska’s closest U.S. neighbor is under a federal investigation after the State of Washington passed a new law mandating all Catholic priests break the seal of confession by reporting to police what people reveal to them in the confessional
SURVEY: Mat-Su parents asked if they want a notice when kids check out books
A new survey is asking whether parents want to be notified when their child checks out material at any one of the Mat-Su Borough’s five library
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