Ketchikan overrides mayoral veto of funds for radical LGBTQ activists
The Ketchikan Borough Assembly voted on June 6 to override Mayor Rodney Dial’s veto of a $3,276 grant to radical LGBTQ activists who push a host of controversial issues, including drag queen shows for kids at the local library, “GAYme” game nights for
Rep. McCabe’s rebuttal to Alaska legislators who voted against concurrence on state budget
The budget process in the Alaska Legislature is a wild time. The House Finance Committee develops a budget based on finance subcommittee input as well as input from the governor’s budget and the various departments. The budget then goes to the House
Alaska gubernatorial candidate Kurka defends his PFD vote
Editor’s note: The following open letter to Alaskans was written by Alaska State Rep. Christopher Kurka who is running for governor. Dear Fellow Alaskans: I acknowledge many of you are angry. Given what Alaskans have suffered during the last six years of
Nine on Anchorage Assembly offer resolution celebrating LGBTQ agenda
The Anchorage Assembly is once again urging residents to get fully on board with promoting all things LGBTQ+ during the month of June. A resolution to this end was submitted for the June 7 meeting by Assembly members Suzanne LaFrance, Christopher Constant,
Glen Biegel’s honest take on the top contenders to replace Don Young
June 11 is the final voting day for the ranked choice special primary to replace the late Congressman Don Young in the U.S. House or Representatives. Alaska is a poor match for Democrats (against oil, against mining, against roads, against timber,
Who files by June 1 will shape Alaska politics far more than Election Day
In Alaska, Election Day isn’t half as exciting as the pundits would have you believe. It has its place. However, the direction our state government will take for the next few years is usually sorted out long before Election Day rolls around. Why is that? In
Mat-Su Health Foundation isn’t done with Leftist plans for conservative Mat-Su
The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is a powerful and increasingly leftist organization. With hundreds of millions of dollars at its disposal, it is attempting to systematically dismantle and then fundamentally reorganize the social fabric of the Mat-Su
Reinbold won’t seek re-election to Alaska Senate, but will serve as ‘referee’
Firebrand conservative Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) announced via a Facebook video on May 25 that she is not running for re-election this year. The past few years have been trying on Reinbold as she doggedly opposed divisive and highly
Is Alaska’s funding of private & homeschool education worth celebrating?
I hesitate to rejoice over the news that the State of Alaska will reimburse families for the cost of private and homeschool education, since I don’t believe it’s healthy for a society when families are dependent upon the state to pay for their
May 24 public hearing set for ‘partisan’ plot to impeach Anchorage mayor
Hard leftists on the Anchorage Assembly are seeking to enact new powers that would allow them to remove a duly elected mayor. On May 24, the Assembly will hear from the public about an ordinance introduced by Assemblyman Christopher Constant. If passed the
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