What has each Alaskan lost after a decade of raided PFDs?
The numbers don’t lie. Because lawmakers chose government spending over your dividend, the average eligible Alaskan has lost $32,683 in today’s
U.S. House passes Begich’s bill to cut red tape for Alaska’s rural airports
By cutting unnecessary federal red tape, we can complete critical runway projects faster, reduce costs, and keep communities connected to essential services like medical care and mail delivery," Rep. Begich
UPDATE: Registration now open for newly formed ‘Alaskan Party’
Two former chairmen of the recently disbanded Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) have announced that the re-named “Alaskan Party” is now an officially recognized “political
Do Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates back a statewide sales tax?
What did Alaska's gubernatorial candidates say when asked if they would ever support some form of a statewide sales
OPINION: SB 64 doesn’t save Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting – it exposes it
Senate Bill 64 is not a rescue plan for ranked-choice voting, nor does it give anyone extra talking points. It is a cleanup bill for Alaska’s election system, maybe the best we have ever seen.
Gubernatorial candidates on unlocking Alaska’s resources & diversifying revenue
Alaska faces structural deficits due to volatile oil prices and heavy federal reliance. If elected as Alaska’s chief executive, what concrete steps are you willing and able to take to unlock our resources and diversify the state’s revenue
Supreme Court case could quash Alaska policy of letting ballots arrive weeks after Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case that could upend election rules in more than a dozen states, including in Alaska, by determining whether federal law requires ballots to be
OPINION: Fear-based distrust of new energy projects holds Alaska back
Alaska’s energy future is on the line, and too often our first instinct is to say no. Not a careful no, not a measured no, but a reflexive, default position that shuts the door before the facts ever get a fair hearing. That fear-based approach does not
OPINION: Who should re-register with the re-named ALASKAN PARTY?
Alaskan Party leader calls on voters to consider joining state's newest political group, which has emerged after the demise of the Alaskan Independence Party.
Public funds aid Alaska groups that push gender-queer ideology to vulnerable youth
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, which controls hundreds of millions of dollars, has decided to use some of its public resources to help boost nonprofits that push transgender ideology on some of Alaska’s most vulnerable
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