Biden orders military to shoot down threatening airborne ‘object’ off Alaska’s coast
President Joe Biden ordered Joint-base Elmendorf F-22 fighter planes to shoot down an “object” that was flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Feb. 10 at 9:45 a.m. John Kirby, National Security Coordinator for Strategic Communications,
Alaska pollster admits the ‘brutal reality’ that Ranked Choice Voting is in trouble
Alaska Survey Research pollster Ivan Moore, who claims to be a “huge supporter” of ranked choice voting, says the controversial voting system may be in serious trouble. In a series of Tweets late last month, Moore revealed the results of a recent poll of
Murkowski joins Dems in latest push to pass pro-abort, LGBTQ Equal Rights Amendment
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is hoping to help Democrats jump start a decades-long effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. Seen by those on both the right and left as a way to enshrine abortion and gender identity into the bedrock
Alaska’s chief justice derides those who suggest judges may be ‘activists’
In his final State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature, a visibly annoyed Chief Justice Daniel Winfree lashed out against anyone who dares to criticize the courts, or suggest that judges might be politically motivated in some
Alaska Troopers apologize for unlawfully detaining Mat-Su principal for forced psych. evaluation
Alaska Department of Public Safety released a lengthy press release on Jan. 24, accompanied by an apology from Commissioner James Cockrell for actions taken by the Alaska State Troopers in wrongfully detaining and transporting Colony High School Principal
Mat-Su may – again – put state’s controversial student survey on the rocks
The Mat-Su School Board is meeting on Jan. 18 to consider whether area public schools should administer a 98-question state survey that asks high school teens about their sexual proclivities, various types of contraception they employ and whether they have
Time’s up! Juneau School Board places 60-sec minimum on public testimony
In what some see as an affront to the ability of parents and others to address elected representatives on the Juneau School Board, the board unanimously voted to grant public testifiers a 60-seconds minimum to speak during public hearings. “I worry that
U.S. election watchdog group urges Alaskans to send a message by scrapping ranked voting
The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), which advocates for conservative policy reforms across the nation, says Alaska’s New Year’s resolution should be to scrap its “ill-advised” ranked-choice voting system. Since 2015, FGA has achieved
Juneau School Board looks to limit public testimony to 60 seconds
Parents and others who want to publicly address the Juneau School Board may soon be limited to a mere 60 seconds before being cut off. On Jan. 10 the board is scheduled to vote on a policy change regarding “meeting conduct” which would impose
FDA’s broad approval of chemical abortion drug puts Alaska mothers, unborn babies at risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier this week that it is removing its requirement for mifepristone to be administered in the presence of a certified health care provider (HCP). Mifepristone, which is the first of two drugs used in
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