Petition to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system has 76% of needed signatures
The effort to repeal Alaska’s controversial ranked-choice voting system has gathered nearly 20,000 of the needed 26,000 signatures to put the question up for a vote in the 2024 general election. That’s 76% of the minimum needed. The organization
Anchorage Mayor Bronson reflects on 2nd year in office
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson released a lengthy statement regarding his second year in office. “Thanks to the hard work of our directors and thousands of municipal employees, we have made significant progress over the last year in the areas of public
Alaskans working to repeal ranked-choice voting have over half of needed signatures
The statewide effort to repeal ranked-choice voting in Alaska is firing on all cylinders according to organizers who are currently gathering needed signatures to place the issue on the 2024 general election ballot. Alaskans For Honest Elections is working to
OPINION: Alaska’s standardized test labels can mislead parents on students’ performance
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR) assessment, administered for the first time in the spring of 2022 to Alaskan K-12 students, promises continuity with mid-year assessments and less testing time —
Op-Ed: For better, more affordable healthcare, Alaska should adopt ‘direct primary care’
“So, doctor, why did you decide to go into health care?” “Oh, I don’t care for the health part. I just love all the paperwork.” That’s a conversation that has likely never happened in the history of medicine — because for doctors, providers,
Alaska Walgreens won’t sell abortion pill due to legal concerns
Walgreens won’t peddle the abortion pill, mifepristone, at any of its Alaska stores. The decision comes after the company received a letter signed by Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor and 19 other attorneys general warning selling the pill via the mail
70% of Alaska’s public school students fail reading and math
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum INTRODUCTION Results from Alaska’s new statewide standardized assessment, the Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR), offer a glimpse of how Alaska’s students are doing post-pandemic.
Alaska AG signs onto 20-state letter warning pharmacies against selling abortion pills
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor is among 20 Republican state attorneys general who have warned pharmaceutical companies, CVS and Walgreens, that they could face legal consequences for distributing abortion pills at their storefronts. The letter was sent
Losing faith? Covenant House now supports abortion, sexual ‘transition’ for homeless Alaska youth
Covenant House Alaska, which began as a Catholic outreach for Anchorage’s homeless and run-away youth – ages 13 to 24 – has rejected core moral tenets of its faith-based roots in favor of facilitating abortions, imposing strict LGBTQ mandates on
Babies are increasingly rare in Alaska
A new report from the Alaska Dept. of Health reveals that Alaska births are continuing their downward spiral with just 9,410 new babies born in 2021. That’s 1,042 fewer births than in 2017 and the lowest number since at least 1992, when there were 11,725
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