Dunleavy calls on Legislature to issue ‘immediate’ $3,700 PFD to Alaskans
With unexpected oil revenue flooding the state coffers to the tune of a $3.6 billion increased revenue forecast over this year and next year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling on lawmakers in Juneau to issue $3,700 Permanent Fund Dividends to all eligible
Anchorage needs a conservative bore tide to flood the April 5 election
On Tuesday, March 15, election ballots will be mailed out to all registered Anchorage voters. From that point on, there are 21 days to vote and return your ballot to either a drop box or an Anchorage Vote Center. The Watchman has conducted interviews with the
Anchorage School Board candidates’ share views on CRT, parental rights, sex-ed, LGBT issues, homeschool & more
In an effort to find out where Anchorage School Board candidates stand on some of the most controversial and critical issues facing public schools, the Watchman sent survey questions to each of the eight candidates running for two seats on the Anchorage
Fairbanks set to cut 70 teachers amid mass exodus from public schools
Facing a dramatic and continuing decline in student enrollment, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District voted earlier this month to shutter three elementary schools. Now, it is set to eliminate nearly 70 full-time teacher positions for next year.
Covid tests, parts of mask mandate ditched for Alaska’s Capitol building
As of Feb. 23, there are no universal mask mandates or Covid testing requirements to enter the Capitol Building in Juneau. The 14-member Legislative Council voted unanimously on the new policy changes, which scrap mandates that previously required media,
Anchorage schools to go mask optional on Feb. 28
On Feb. 28, the Anchorage School District will ditch its increasingly controversial mask mandate, which had inspired some parents to plan on sending children to school, mask free, next week. District Superintendent Deena Bishop announced Feb. 18 that schools
Anchorage clerk launches tracking program for mail-in ballots
Anchorage has launched a new ballot tracking system for the upcoming April 5 election when residents will vote on five Assembly and three school board seats. The election is a vote-at-home election where voters will be mailed a ballot package at least 21 days
U.S. trust in medical scientists, journalists and other figures plummets
After an initial public confidence boost at the start of the Covid outbreak, Americans’ trust in scientists, public figures, journalists, school principals, religious leaders and others has plummeted to below pre-pandemic levels. These findings come from a
Alaska VA refuses veterans an alternative to opioids, class action lawsuit looms
Alaska’s Veterans Affairs (VA) office is refusing to cover an effective, non-opioid treatment for veteran soldiers who now live in prolonged and excruciating pain. This is the experience of Alaska surgeons and medical device suppliers who have grown
Abandoned Fairbanks baby shows need to publicize crisis pregnancy options
The dramatic rescue of a newborn marked the final hours of New Year’s Eve 2021 in Fairbanks, Alaska. A Good Samaritan found the baby along the roadside in freezing temperatures. Wrapped in blankets inside a cardboard box, the child came with a handwritten
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