Deputy police chief invites hard leftist to help train Anchorage officers
Anchorage Police Department Deputy Chief Sean Case invited the leader of an extreme leftist organization to help train police officers in cultural awareness and diversity. Case made his comments on May 22 during a one-hour online interview with Celeste Hodge
May 24 public hearing set for ‘partisan’ plot to impeach Anchorage mayor
Hard leftists on the Anchorage Assembly are seeking to enact new powers that would allow them to remove a duly elected mayor. On May 24, the Assembly will hear from the public about an ordinance introduced by Assemblyman Christopher Constant. If passed the
AK Legislature expands pre-K, incentivizes separation of kids & parents
Expansion of state-funded voluntary pre-kindergarten was part of the colossal budget passed by the Alaska Legislature this week and sent to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s desk. State lawmakers included a generous financial incentive for school districts to open and
Lawsuit aims to let states block abortion clinics from Medicaid funds
Editor’s note: In 2021, Alaska used its Medicaid program to pay for 537 abortions. That represents about 44% of all state abortions. As the Senate and House wrestle back and forth in the Alaska Legislature about whether state funds should be allocated
Democrats must denounce violence & mayhem threatening our Union
In all the efforts to demonize conservatives, be they congressmen, legislators, parents in front of school boards, columnists and commentators, the threats coming from the far left have either been ignored or approved by the leaders of the Democratic Party.
AK lawmakers use your money to buy your support for policies you hate
I’m not saying our wise and benevolent politicians in Juneau would ever stoop so low, but picture for a moment the day you wake up and learn that your Alaska legislators have decided to begin using your own money to buy your support for their policies,
Mat-Su Assembly ordinances look to protect gun rights
In an effort to safeguard gun rights for area residents, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will hear public testimony on two separate firearms resolutions at its May 17 regular meeting. The first item declares the borough’s opposition to using any of its funds to
Sen. Murkowski’s abortion conundrum continues to haunt her
Since taking office as a U.S. Senator from Alaska in 2002, Lisa Murkowski has attempted to walk a 20-year, precarious and ever-changing line regarding the killing of unborn babies through abortion. From the beginning, she has supported the practice, but with
Planned Parenthood’s Soldotna abortion mill to shutter May 31
The number of Planned Parenthood abortion clinics in Alaska will drop by 25% when the company shutters its Soldotna abortion mill on May 31. Soldotna is one of four communities in Alaska where Planned Parenthood performs abortions. The others are Fairbanks,
Yes, babies are a burden, but life is worth it
It is ominous to hear joy heaped on mothers while also listening to the fear of pregnancy spread by those who celebrate abortion. For those who wonder how to weigh keeping the baby inside you vs. the trouble from the time of life you will spend being
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