Alaska will reimburse parents for their child’s private education
Alaskan parents have a legitimate right to choose the school that best fits their children’s needs, even if that is a private school. There is an opportunity, which has been hiding from public view. In 2014, educator and then-State Senator Mike Dunleavy
Mat-Su Assembly ordinances look to protect gun rights
In an effort to safeguard gun rights for area residents, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will hear public testimony on two separate firearms resolutions at its May 17 regular meeting. The first item declares the borough’s opposition to using any of its funds to
Sen. Murkowski’s abortion conundrum continues to haunt her
Since taking office as a U.S. Senator from Alaska in 2002, Lisa Murkowski has attempted to walk a 20-year, precarious and ever-changing line regarding the killing of unborn babies through abortion. From the beginning, she has supported the practice, but with
Alaska ACLU hires Anchorage’s former first lady to further radical agenda
Climate change activist and abortion rights supporter Mara Kimmel is the new executive director of Alaska’s ACLU chapter. The hard-left organization issued an announcement on May 10. Kimmel is a well-known name in Anchorage’s liberal political circles.
Anchorage must denounce Assembly’s scheme to oust Mayor Bronson
The hard-left majority which firmly controls the Anchorage Assembly is frustrated that voters chose to elect a strong conservative mayor last spring. Many Assembly members had actively campaigned for their fellow leftist Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar in his bid
Alaska Senate to vote on bill that defends the integrity of girls’ sports
The Alaska Senate is set to vote on a bill that would protect the integrity of girl’s athletics by ensuring that female sports competitions are reserved for biological women, not males who personally identify as female. After multiple and lengthy public
Petition urges Supreme Court to stand by draft decision to reverse Roe
Students for Life, one of the leading pro-life organizations in the nation, has just launched a petition urging U.S. Supreme Court justices to stand by a leaked draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow each state to decide how to deal with
Leaked draft shows Roe to be overturned, but Alaska abortions will continue
Pro-life leaders around the nation are processing documents leaked on May 2 which indicate that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to overturn the 50-year-old ruling in Roe v. Wade – a decision that legalized abortion throughout the nation. A leaked draft of
Ousted Palmer City Council members rail against recall supporters
The most recent Palmer City Council meeting ended with a long, effusive monologue by outgoing Councilman Brian Daniels, who claimed he was emotionally victimized by poor leadership from the mayor and lack of support from his fellow council members. On April
Candidates begin filing for new Anchorage Assembly seat on May 3
Candidates can begin filing to run for the newly created 12th Anchorage Assembly seat starting at 8 a.m. on May 3. The deadline to file is May 10 at 5 p.m. A special election will be held on June 21 to fill the new seat. Candidate forms are available
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