Rep. McCabe’s rebuttal to Alaska legislators who voted against concurrence on state budget
The budget process in the Alaska Legislature is a wild time. The House Finance Committee develops a budget based on finance subcommittee input as well as input from the governor’s budget and the various departments. The budget then goes to the House
Alaska gubernatorial candidate Kurka defends his PFD vote
Editor’s note: The following open letter to Alaskans was written by Alaska State Rep. Christopher Kurka who is running for governor. Dear Fellow Alaskans: I acknowledge many of you are angry. Given what Alaskans have suffered during the last six years of
Who files by June 1 will shape Alaska politics far more than Election Day
In Alaska, Election Day isn’t half as exciting as the pundits would have you believe. It has its place. However, the direction our state government will take for the next few years is usually sorted out long before Election Day rolls around. Why is that? In
Reinbold won’t seek re-election to Alaska Senate, but will serve as ‘referee’
Firebrand conservative Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) announced via a Facebook video on May 25 that she is not running for re-election this year. The past few years have been trying on Reinbold as she doggedly opposed divisive and highly
No monkeypox cases in Alaska, but state is prepping health workers
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology sent a CDC advisory to health care workers late last week which details the outbreak of monkeypox virus, and encourages Alaska health care workers to help obtain clinical specimens for testing in the days ahead. “No
Ignorance and lack of willpower allow abortion to continue in Alaska
The recent leak from the U.S. Supreme Court has left everyone in the type of confused limbo that creates a festering boil in our already cockamamie cultural morass. Let’s go into two directions, first with the leak that broke all protocols, decorum,
Leaked draft shows Roe to be overturned, but Alaska abortions will continue
Pro-life leaders around the nation are processing documents leaked on May 2 which indicate that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to overturn the 50-year-old ruling in Roe v. Wade – a decision that legalized abortion throughout the nation. A leaked draft of
OPINION: Alaska GOP wages war on free speech within the party
Last weekend the Alaska Republican Party met in Fairbanks for their bi-annual convention to discuss the party platform, consider endorsements and pass resolutions. One of the resolutions put forward by Big Lake Representative Kevin McCabe roundly
OPINION: Alaska’s GOP convention undermines strong conservatives
There have been some interesting developments in the broken Alaskan House minority caucus. This is supposed to be the caucus of the conservatives, but there are only a few holding the line. These developments have culminated in an Alaska Republican party
Anchorage School District excludes white staff from leadership course
The Anchorage School District is offering a staff leadership program this summer that excludes white people from participating. Open to teachers, counselors or nurses, the Minority Leadership Program aims to “empower staff of Color to ascend through the
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