Alaska’s legendary fishing jobs hit record low, falling for 5th straight year
Long part of Alaska’s lore, the daring adventures of commercial fishing are becoming less and less
Alaska salmon harvest jumps by 88% with 195M fish caught
Nearly 195 million salmon were harvested in the 2025 Alaska season, which amounts to an 88% increase over last year when just 103 million were
REP. MCCABE: To outnumber RCV cheats AK Republicans must flood the 2026 primary
The 2026 governor’s race is crowded, with more than a dozen candidates, most of them Republicans. That should be good news, but under Alaska’s rigged election system it is a danger. In the 2022 primary for governor, only 21.8% of eligible Alaskans showed
5 Anchorage candidates deemed ‘champions’ by hard-core leftists
The group that wants kids to learn all about explicit LGBTQ sex, while promoting cross-sex treatments for minors and pro-abortion counseling has just come out with their “slate of champions” list of preferred candidates for Anchorge’s April
Fairbanks votes to close 3 of 5 schools that were on chopping block
Amid declining enrollment, dismal student achievement results and a growing number of families who have chosen to leave standard public schooling, the Fairbanks School District voted on Feb. 4 to permanently shutter three of five schools that were under
Failing Fairbanks District set to shutter 5 schools as enrollment plummets
Facing rapidly declining enrollment, poor student test results and a growing number of families who have opted to leave standard public schooling for homeschool, the Fairbanks School District is set to permanently shutter five schools. The school board will
UPDATE: Alaska Ballot measure to end ranked-choice trails by 45 votes
In the ongoing drama regarding the fate of Alaska ranked-choice voting system, the Division of Elections’ latest tally shows the repeal effort trailing by just 45
Alaska election limbo: What happens after Nov. 5?
While some unofficial result may provide a strong indication of the eventual winners, contests wherein no candidate achieves more than 50% of the vote will not be known until the state conducts the ranked-choice runoff, which won’t happen for another 15
Americans for Prosperity events aim to empower Alaskans to elect conservatives on Nov. 5
Americans for Prosperity – Alaska is ramping up efforts to get solid conservative majorities in the Alaska Legislature, defeat Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, and empower parents to fight woke school
1,087 ballots (1.5%) rejected in Anchorage’s April 2 mail-in election, amid declining voter turnout
In 2018, Anchorage moved to a mail-in voting system, claiming it would improve voter turnout. Since then, voter participation in the past three mayoral elections has been 32.8%, only one-tenth of one percentage point higher than the 32.67% from the seven
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