Alaska’s D.C. delegation has officially turned full blue … for now
Senator Lisa Murkowski has been a reliably liberal vote on abortion, marriage and religious liberty for as long as Alaska Family Council has existed. She was appointed by her father, Frank Murkowski, in 2002. Representative Mary Peltola just recently became
Alaska’s turncoat Senate Republicans ensure conservative ideas are dead on arrival
The eight Alaska Republicans who joined nine Democrats in the Alaska Senate to form a left-of-center ruling coalition have all but ensured that any meaningful conservative ideas will be swiftly sidelined in the upcoming legislative session. The presumptive
Conservative Alaska senators dismayed that most Republicans joined Dems’ left-of-center majority
Despite Alaskans voting to send a majority of Republicans to the State Senate, there will be no Republican majority governing the Legislature’s upper chamber. Instead, a coalition of nine Democrats and eight Republicans has formed a bi-partisan majority,
Want more conservative Alaskans to run for office? Move the capitol
I attended a conservative meeting years ago in Fairbanks that focused on politics and why Alaska conservatives tend to struggle getting their values protected and their laws passed. One portion of the meeting that stood out for me was when the speaker
Rainbow wave reached Alaska as national LGBTQ strategy evolves
With the midterm ballot tabulations finally winding down, it’s clear that the LGBTQ political and cultural strategy has entered a new phase both in Alaska and across America. Increasingly, candidates are being elected to public office who openly identify as
Sen. Hughes urges Alaska Senate Republicans to honor voters’ intent & form a ruling majority
Alaska’s current State Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes (R-Palmer) is urging Republicans to stick together and form a Republican controlled majority caucus for the upcoming legislative session. With the State Senate expected to be narrowly divided
Concerned Conservatives of Alaska set to launch Nov. 19
A volunteer association of conservative-minded Alaskans will hold its inaugural meeting later this week with an aim of harnessing grass-roots energy to tackle critical issues facing Alaska. Concerned Conservatives of Alaska has its first meeting on Nov. 19 at
Report: Alaska school districts need to improve transparency
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The Heritage Foundation recently released its inaugural Education Freedom Report Card for the U.S. Alaska ranked 45th in the nation and ranks in the bottom ten states for a lack of conventional school
Activist group wants ‘gender justice’ organizer to push LGBTQ dogma in Alaska Native cultures
Native Movement, a well-funded, radical LGBTQ activist organization, is looking to hire a “gender justice and healing organizer” to employ “creative strategies” in advancing LGBTQ ideology among Alaska Native communities. Native Movement formed
These prominent Alaskans want a statewide constitutional convention
ConventionYes, the main political group supporting a statewide constitutional convention, has released a list of prominent and diverse Alaskans who all support calling the state’s first convention since statehood. Released on Nov. 6, the list of convention
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