OPINION: Calling AK Grand Jury rights advocates to attend the June 23 arraignment of former judge
At 10 a.m. on June 23, former Alaska Judge Margaret Murphy will be arraigned in the Kenai Courthouse on felony charges. The citizen Kenai Grand Jury which is currently investigating evidence of systemic corruption within Alaska’s judicial system indicted
Watchdog site reveals stark differences in how much each Alaska school spends on students
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Project Nickel is a tool designed to help families, taxpayers, and policymakers understand how much schools spend per student across the country, and it compares schools on the factors that matter to
Emails show Alaska librarians plotting to keep explicit teen sex book in Palmer library
Internal emails show Alaska librarians plotting to thwart Mat-Su opposition to youth sex book, "Let's Talk About
Youth guide to anal sex/porn sparks heated debate at Anchorage library meeting
Youth guide to anal sex/porn sparks heated debate at Anchorage library
Amid threat of parental backlash, Fairbanks School Board nixes LGBTQ sex books
After years of actively pushing controversial sexualized material into classrooms, the Fairbanks School Board seems to have noticed how costly this cultural war has become. At its June 6 meeting, the board voted to approve two health books for middle school
U.S. social conservatism at highest level in a decade
About four in 10 Americans now identify as “very conservative.” This comes from Gallup’s annual Values and Belief Survey, which showed both social and economic conservatism on the rise throughout the country. The May 1-24 poll showed that 38% of
Americans increasingly say it’s unfair for ‘trans’ athletes to compete against girls
As Alaskans await a final decision from the State Education Board on whether it will bar gender-confused biological males from competing in girls’ high school sports, a new poll shows American opinions on the issues are changing. A new survey from Gallup
Catholics march through Alaska cities to bring Christ ‘into the streets’
In an effort to publicly affirm that Jesus Christ is Lord over all of human existence, Catholics from around Alaska have embraced a centuries-old tradition of marching down main streets and along busy highways to mark the feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for
Sen. Sullivan says Trump indictment will inflict ‘lasting damage to our polarized nation’
Sen. Dan Sullivan has broken with GOP Senate leaders in blasting the recently unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump. Unsealed on Friday, the 37-count federal indictment claims Trump misled federal investigators in order to retain sensitive
Mat-Su School Board empowers parents, restricts activist teachers
In a 6-1 vote on June 7, the Mat-Su School Board approved a host of changes to its policies relating to parental rights, teacher activism, sex education and the use of LGBTQ pronouns in public schools. The changes strengthen parental rights and restrict the
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