OPINION: Will Alaska lawmakers free Grand Juries to investigate OCS’ and human trafficking?
unlawful behavior within the Office of Children Services (OCS) that makes children more vulnerable to human traffickers. Another is the protection that the Department of Law (DOL) and the Alaska Court System provides OCS instead of
OPINION: The evil of Alaska’s human trafficking must be stopped
OPINION: The evil of Alaska’s human trafficking must be
Open Letter to Gov. Dunleavy: ‘The lives of unborn Alaskans are in your hands’
Editor’s note: The State Legislature recently passed an operating budget which gives Gov. Mike Dunleavy the ability to use State Medicaid funds to pay for abortions. The following is an open letter to the governor from longtime Anchorage pro-life advocate
OPINION: Rift in Alaska Legislature signals likelihood of a special session
Midnight Wednesday is quickly approaching, but things are in gridlock. The 120-day legislative session clock is about to expire, and the House and Senate have no agreement on the budget. I know it is frustrating for you to read this, and I’m guessing you
OPINION: Don’t impose new taxes when Alaska is illegally sitting on $12 billion
The Alaska constitution states the following: Ҥ 7. Dedicated Funds РThe proceeds of any state tax or license shall not be dedicated to any special purpose, except as provided in section 15 of this article or when required by the federal government
OPINION: Plan to give Alaska lawmakers a 67% raise is both flawed policy and process
In response to the 67% pay raise proposal for legislators, I introduced Senate Bill (SB) 111 “Rejecting Legislators’ Salary Increase” last week. Not only is this legislation a responsible step considering the fiscal shortfall the Legislature faces,
OPINION: Why is Lady Justice’s blindfold slipping in Alaska?
We all want our judges to be honest, fair, intelligent and experienced persons who uphold the constitution and the law without bias. Although some individual judges in our state meet this description, why are an increasing number of Alaskans concerned about
Alaska’s Senate majority considers slashing PFD to add $250M to public education
Alaska’s Democratic-controlled Senate majority caucus is attempting to justify deep cuts to this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend checks in order to pump an extra $250 million dollars into public education, along with paying down massive amounts of
Alaska Assoc. of School Boards wants hundreds of millions more for failing public schools
The Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB) is lobbying state lawmakers to pump hundreds of millions of more dollars into Alaska’s failing public school system next year. In particular, the AASB wants the State Legislature to approve a massive expansion
Radical climate group presses lawmakers to dismantle Alaska’s fossil fuel industry
A growing collation of radical environmental and social justice warriors are pressuring Alaska lawmakers to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 25 years with the ultimate aim of ending fossil fuel extraction and usage and redistributing
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