Federal lawsuit aims to protect Alaska donors’ 1st Amendment right to free association
Alaska voters are now in the midst of a new ranked voting system, established by the narrow victory of Ballot Measure 2 in 2020. Besides ranked voting, that initiative also created new requirements for reporting campaign contributions targeting what the
Fred Meyer’s parent company, pulls 2nd Amendment koozies from stores
After receiving a complaint via Twitter, Kroger, the parent company of many national retail outlets in Alaska and around the nation vowed pull pro-Second Amendment drink holders from many of its stores in the lower-48 and possibly nationwide. Kroger owns a
Alaska’s largest city is at an ideological crossroads
Barring a major comeback over the next few days, it appears that the Anchorage Assembly will add yet another hard-core leftist to its ranks. Daniel Volland, who is supported by, and cut from the same cloth as, controversial Assemblyman Christopher Constant,
Supreme Court decision on religious schools may impact Alaska homeschool program
In what many are praising as a victory for religious schools across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 21 that the State of Maine was unlawfully discriminating against religious schools by barring them from participating in a tuition aid program
Election update: Leftist Daniel Volland leads Stephanie Taylor in Anchorage Assembly race
Early returns in the special election to select a 12th member for the Anchorage Assembly show left-leaning Daniel Volland leading the far more conservative Stephanie Taylor. When polls closed on June 21, the tally was as follows: — Daniel Volland: 1,452
Alaska’s premier ‘Catholic’ hospital flaunts church teaching, backs LGBTQ ‘Pride’
Alaska’s largest hospital, which advertises itself as a “Catholic” institution, has gone all in with promoting and celebrating transgenderism, bisexuality, cross sex hormones and LGBTQ “Pride Month.” A June 3 post on Providence Alaska Medical
Alaska’s private, religious schools grow despite Covid, inflation, high gas prices
Many parents have removed their children from public schools in favor of private education, both in Alaska and around the nation. This is occurring despite financial hardships due to Covid-related unemployment, high gas prices and growing inflation. The
Kelly Tshibaka makes pro-life & pro-family pledge to Alaskans
U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka, who is running to unseat pro-abortion incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski, released a series of pro-life and pro-family promises to Alaskans on June 20. The seven-part pledge addresses abortion, marriage, adoption,
Alaska’s Young Women’s Christian Assoc. pushes heightened sensitivity to ‘microinsults’
The Alaska branch of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) is now in the business of instructing young Alaskans how to identify and confront perceived “microinsults.” The organization has long since left its historic Christian roots to push
Stephanie Taylor shines during AK Black Caucus candidate forum
The Alaska Black Caucus is one of the most hard-left political activist organizations in Anchorage. On Sunday, they held a debate with four candidates vying for the newly created Anchorage Assembly for the downtown area in District 1. Participants included
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