OPINION: Ranked-choice vote isn’t dishonest – but it redefines ‘consent’
RCV does not force candidates to lie. It does something subtler and, in many ways, more consequential: it penalizes clarity. Candidates who draw sharp distinctions risk early elimination, while candidates who blur differences survive
Trump’s proclamation doubles down on fight for school choice
Tragically, for decades, disastrous Federal education policy led to record-low reading and math scores and out-of-control Government spending. America's Golden Age begins in the classroom. For that reason, I have made it a top priority to expand educational
Man who tried to kill six Anchorage cops gets 75-year sentence
“Spring encountered police in the stairwell of the building and went back into his apartment,” the Dept. of Law noted. “While in the apartment, Spring barricaded the doorway and armed himself with an AK-47 and
Mat-Su church to show ‘1916’ film to awaken Christians’ pro-life response
Mat-Su church to show ‘1916’ film in hopes of enlisting Christians in pro-life
OPINION: Meddling Murkowski has no business flying to Denmark with a bunch of Dems
Murkowski is not our secretary of state, and no one else on the trip is either. By going there, she is interfering with the president’s foreign policy and may hinder whatever Trump is trying to
U.S. Senators urged to reject Obamacare abortion-funding ‘trick’
Democrats claim that extending Obamacare tax credits are vital for working-class families, but they also want the bill to cover elective abortions by removing longstanding Hyde Amendment restrictions that have long ban federal abortion funding, except in
Pro-lifers to pray near Anchorage abortion center and in Fairbanks on anniversary of Roe
While the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the killing of preborn babies in Alaska has remained unchanged due to the Alaska Supreme Court’s insistence that abortion is somehow protected by the State Constitution’s privacy clause. In
Shifting Murkowski offers ‘well’ wishes to Democrat Peltola, but agrees to back Sullivan for U.S. Senate
After twice endorsing Democrat Mary Peltola in her 2022 and 2024 U.S. House races, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has decided to now side with her fellow Republicans and back U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s bid to keep his
Begich exchanges endorsements with Sullivan who faces a familiar foe
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich share the same Republican party affiliation, work to advance a lot of the same legislation for Alaska, and now they share a familiar political
Bronson announces lieutenant governor running mate
Gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson has announced that Fairbanks Marine turned financial professional, Josh Church, is his running mate for lieutenant
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