
Plaintiff attorney struggles to paint Rep. Eastman as supporter of Jan. 6 violence
Amid frequent bandwidth complications, audio interruptions and frozen video feeds, Alaska State Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) took to the virtual stand – via Zoom – on Thursday in a lawsuit challenging his eligibility to serve in public office due to


AK Covid Alliance: Data abounds, while truth remains elusive
By LINDA BOYLE – Alaska Covid Alliance By now, most Americans have been inundated with information on Covid but the actual facts are still nearly impossible to determine. Do you believe the government’s story? Do you believe the healthcare


Conservative Mat-Su voters tell GOP lawmakers to fight despite Democratic controlled Senate
An impassioned group of Mat-Su residents braved heavy snowfall and slick roads to attend a Dec. 5 legislative townhall meeting with six of the eight state legislators from the Mat-Su. Gathered at Real Life Church just outside Palmer, State Representatives


EDITORIAL: Alaska’s conservative lawmakers must embrace the veto
Given that Alaska’s State Senate is now controlled by a Democratic-led bipartisan coalition, it’s imperative that conservative lawmakers embrace a defensive approach to the upcoming legislative session. Thanks to the eight Senate Republicans who chose to


Will State Sen. David Wilson face his constituents after being censured by Mat-Su GOP leaders?
Tonight, is a big moment for Alaska State Sen. David Wilson (R-Wasilla). He’s been invited to a 7 p.m. townhall meeting with his fellow Mat-Su legislators to address the voters he claims to represent. Wilson, as was reported by the Alaska Watchman, was


OPINION: Rep. McCabe says Mat-Su road warrior misleads public to advance anti-conservative agenda
In a February 2022 op-ed in the Frontiersman, Mark Kelsey, a former publisher of the Frontiersman, insinuated I was doing something wrong advocating for a road I live on; making the leap that, as a legislator, I was exerting undue influence to get this road


Mat-Su Republican Party leaders blast suit against Rep. Eastman as a threat to constitutional government
Alaska Republican Party leaders from District 27 in the Mat-Su are strongly condemning what they see as a politically motivated lawsuit that seeks to weaponize Alaska’s judicial system in order to ban conservative State Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) from


Confusing Ranked Choice Voting overburdens Alaska voters & may dampen turnout
By Quinn Townsend and Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The ideal election ballot makes choices clear and preferences easy to express. In Alaska, unfortunately, the state’s new ranked-choice voting (RCV) system can be a complicated disincentive.


Fairbanks school scrubs website of LGBTQ links following Watchman report
Ryan Middle School in Fairbanks promptly scrubbed its website of all links to LGBTQ material following an Oct. 13 Alaska Watchman report which detailed how the school was using its public resources to encourage 6th-8th graders to question and explore their


Hard leftist billionaire gives $15M to advance Mat-Su Health Foundation ‘equity’ agenda
MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $15 million to the Mat-Su Health Foundation to help further its controversial equity agenda in the Mat-Su. Scott is one of the wealthiest women in the world, and an avid donor to