Dunleavy’s communication director defends governor’s decision to allow public funding for cross-sex surgeries
Dave Stieren, communications director for Gov. Mike Dunleavy, took to talk radio, July 8, to defend the governor’s decision to let state funds be spent for transgender surgeries and hormonal treatments. Stieren appeared on the Bird’s Eye View, a Kenai
Alaska will use public funds to pay for transgender surgery following court settlement
As a result of federal litigation, the Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Services has agreed to regulation changes, which now permit the state to access public funds to pay for surgery and hormones that alter a person’s appearance in order to make them
Kenai to hold public hearing on ordinance to secure public confidence in borough elections
In order to ensure greater public confidence in local elections, Kenai Borough Assemblyman Jesse Bjorkman has introduced an ordinance, which is up for a public hearing on June 15. It addresses multiple issues regarding election integrity. The main changes
Anchorage library to use public funds to push BIPOC & LGBTQ propaganda
The ongoing effort to harness the Anchorage Public Library system as a means of disseminating critical race theory and LGBTQ propaganda will ramp up this fall with the launch of a BIPOC and LGBTQ focused book club. Adult Services Librarian Meneka Thiru is
Alaska BLEXIT to host first public meeting in honor of law enforcement
The new Alaska chapter of BLEXIT, part of a national movement that aims to educate and empower minorities across America, will hold its first public meeting on Saturday, May 22, to celebrate men and women who serve in law enforcement. According to the
TODAY: Major Alaska election reform bill set for presentation and public testimony
Sen. Mike Shower has spent countless hours crafting and reshaping a bill that aims to strengthen election integrity, voter identity and ballot tracking in Alaska. The goal is to ensure that the public trusts that elections are fair and legal and secure.
Sen. Sullivan will oppose Alaska Republican Party’s efforts to defeat Murkowski in 2022
Sen. Dan Sullivan is prepared to do some political back-scratching, and will fight the Alaska Republican Party’s efforts to defeat Sen. Lisa Murkowski if she chooses to run in 2022. Speaking during an ABC interview on March 28, Sullivan cited the many
Public hearings set on plan to inject radical racial-justice philosophy in Anchorage schools
Before implementing progressive critical race theory policies across the entire Anchorage School District, the Anchorage School board will to hear from the public on March 25 and March 30 via virtual town hall meetings. The proposed policies aim to infuse
Alaska’s Republican Party abandons Murkowski for 2022. Will it matter?
If Sen. Lisa Murkowski is to retain her seat in the U.S. Senate she will have to do so without the support of the Alaska Republican Party. On March 13, three quarters of the Alaska Republican Party State Central Committee leadership voted to censure Murkowski
TODAY: House holding public hearing on reviving Alaska’s COVID disaster declaration
Today (March 9) at 3 p.m., the State House is holding a public hearing to address House Bill 76 , which would extend Alaska’s COVID disaster declaration until Sept. 30 of this year. The previous declaration expired nearly a month ago, on Feb. 14, and Gov.
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