OPINION: Mat-Su library board won’t pull youth sex book, but member admits ‘pushing’ it ‘would be grooming’
The May 18 “Objected Material Meeting” book complaint hearing at the Mat-Su Borough Building – between a library patron (myself) and a librarian – concerned the obscenity and misinformation-riddled book “Let’s Talk About It.” It was an
Anchorage Library Board will attempt to address teen book on anal sex/porn after chief librarian claims it’s ‘appropriate’
Anchorage’s new chief librarian, Virginia McClure, doesn’t see a problem with young teens reading library books that include graphic instructions on how to have anal sex, explore sexual fantasies and gender identities, create their own personal digital
Dunleavy joins GOP governors in asking Biden to ditch plan that threatens girls’ sports
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has joined 24 fellow Republican governors in asking the Biden administration to rescind its proposed rule change to Title IX that would prohibit any policies which “categorically” bar self-identified transgender students from
Dr. Anne Zink is working with global tech giants to massively expand state health powers
Movers and shakers from public health, technology, infrastructure and governmental sectors are gathering in Chicago this month to explore ways to modernize, standardize and expand the power and influence of government health across the U.S. Alaska’s Chief
Court blocks Anchorage-like law in Florida that bans counseling for kids with unwanted same-sex attraction
The City of Tampa recently forked over nearly $1 million in a legal settlement after a U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a city ordinance banning “talk therapy” for minors with unwanted same-sex attraction was unconstitutional. The $950,000
EaglExit Chair: How Federal disability law disincentivizes high student performance
Editor’s note: The following provides updates on the EaglExit project, a multi-year effort which is underway to detach the Eagle River and Chugiak areas away from the Municipality of Anchorage in order to create a separate and independent borough. This
Alaska Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony today at 3 p.m.
The Alaska Department of Public Safety will be hosting the annual statewide Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony today, May 10, in Anchorage. The annual gathering honors the sacrifice of the 69 local, borough, state, and federal peace officers who have died in the
More Alaska teachers who want to hide students’ LGBTQ identities from parents
It’s been a few weeks since these testimonies were delivered to the Alaska Legislature, but we believe it’s important to let Alaskans know exactly which public school teachers oppose parental rights in education. Ever since Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced
‘Paradigm shift’: Juneau about to make vulnerable mail-in elections the new norm
At the May 8 Juneau Assembly meeting, an ordinance was introduced to make mail-in elections the default practice for all City and Borough elections going forward. Drafted by borough staff at the request of the Assembly, the ordinance acknowledges that it is a
OPINION: What’s next in the ongoing battle to protect girls’ sports in Alaska
The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) decided not to take up a vote last week to adopt a bylaw change that would have limited girls’ sports and teams to biological females. Hundreds of Alaskans emailed, signed a petition, and called in to testify
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