Safe & Fair: Thanks to Alaska Board of Education for resolution to protect girls’ sports
Many of you have been begging me to file my bill from last year to protect girls’ sports (SB 140). Oh, did I ever want to, because I knew the matter of safety and fairness for all students needed to be settled. But I also knew the Senate President
Anti-child violence group honors woman for facilitating deaths of preborn Alaskans
A prominent nonprofit that exists to fight domestic abuse, sexual assault and violence against Alaskan children has issued one of its highest awards to a woman who has spent decades of her life fighting for the legal right to kill unborn babies. AWARE, which
OPINION: Alaska’s Hard Left always devours milquetoast Republicans
Let’s not forget those eight Alaska Senate Republicans who abandoned their three most conservative colleagues – Senators Shelley Hughes, Mike Shower and Rob Myers – to form the Democratic controlled bi-partisan majority that is now pushing an extremely
Misplaced priority? Teachers make up just 42% of Alaska school district employees
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Alaska’s teachers are outnumbered by other staff in all but seven school districts. For every four teachers in Alaska, there are five staff members performing functions peripheral to the business of teaching
OPINION: Vilifying truth-tellers in Alaska and beyond
In biblical times, there were Jonah and Jeremiah. In the 19th and 20th century there were John Quincy Adams, Clement Vallandingham, Anthony Comstock, Smedley Butler, Joseph McCarthy and Robert Welch. In more recent years, Joe Scheidler, Randall Terry,
OPINION: Why is Lady Justice’s blindfold slipping in Alaska?
We all want our judges to be honest, fair, intelligent and experienced persons who uphold the constitution and the law without bias. Although some individual judges in our state meet this description, why are an increasing number of Alaskans concerned about
OPINION: Alaska Covid Alliance unpacks truth & lies in the ongoing C-19 saga
The Covid saga continues, evan as we are told by President Biden that the pandemic will be over as of May 11, 2023. Having a set date in the future will make good on Biden’s commitment to give at least 60 days’ notice to the healthcare system prior to
SD Senate moves to ban ranked-choice voting, while citizen-led effort gains steam in Alaska
While leftists and Democrats across the nation are continuing to push for widespread use of ranked choice voting (RCV), the election scheme is starting to receive organized pushback. Currently approved for statewide use in both Alaska and Maine, several other
Alaska’s Senate majority considers slashing PFD to add $250M to public education
Alaska’s Democratic-controlled Senate majority caucus is attempting to justify deep cuts to this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend checks in order to pump an extra $250 million dollars into public education, along with paying down massive amounts of
Alaska Health Dept. promotes pro-abortion, LGBTQ youth group in Homer
While Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently told the Alaska Legislature that he wants to make Alaska the “most pro-life state in the country,” his subordinates over at the Alaska Department of Health are undermining this vision by promoting a radical LGBTQ
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