OPINION: Alaska can’t afford to get ensnared in another pension trap
The choice before the Legislature is not between “doing nothing” and “supporting teachers.” It is between repeating a proven failure and building a sustainable system that serves both employees and taxpayers over the long
Alaska Turning Point chapter threatened by violent posters on Mat-Su campus
The newly launched Turning Point USA chapter at Mat-Su College was targeted this week by a masked man posting anti-Charlie Kirk posters that praised his death and included threats of violence against Turning
OPINION: Private lawyer monopoly controls Alaska judge appointments
Alaska’s founders never intended for a private legal guild to control the judiciary. A constitutional amendment is not a power grab - it is a course correction, long
OPENINGS: Mat-Su Republicans seek applicants to fill 2 vacant seats in State House
Mat-Su Republican leaders in House Districts 26 and 29 are looking for qualified applicants who want to serve in the Alaska State
Happy Thanksgiving Alaska – may gratitude fill your soul
Its been said that gratitude is at the core of being human. It unlocks the soul, opens wide the heart and turns one’s face heavenward to seek and address the author of all goodness, truth and
Gov. Dunleavy taps George Rauscher and Cathy Tilton to fill vacant Alaska Senate seats
Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Alaska State Representatives George Rauscher (R-Sutton) and Cathy Tilton (R-Wasilla) to the Alaska State Senate, filling vacancies created by the resignations of longtime Senators Mike Shower (R-Wasilla) and Shelley Hughes
Tears of joy mark approval of hard-won Alaska charter school in secluded Nikolaevsk
After years of struggling to convince the Kenai Borough School District to let them operate their own unique public charter school, residents of Nikolaevsk broke into tears of joy after the school board approved the school along a narrow 5-3 vote earlier this
GOP accepting applicants to fill Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes’ vacated seat
The Alaska Republican Party is looking for qualified residents who wish to fill the recently vacated seat of Sen. Shelley Hughes
Teen Turning Point chapter launches Friday in Mat-Su
The growth of Turning Point USA across Alaska will take another step on Nov. 21 when the first high school chapter launches in the
Nov. 7 is the deadline to apply for empty Palmer City Council seat
Mayor Jim Cooper, a left-of-center politician, has the authority to appoint a temporary replacement to his vacated seat. Once chosen, the replacement will serve until the next city election in October
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