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
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,
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
Final budget lets Alaska continue to publicly fund abortion
The final budget approved by the Alaska Legislature on May 18 will allow Alaska to continue underwriting abortions through its state-funded Medicaid program. Last year, Alaska paid for 537 abortion with state funds. That represented about 44% of all abortions
Democrats must denounce violence & mayhem threatening our Union
In all the efforts to demonize conservatives, be they congressmen, legislators, parents in front of school boards, columnists and commentators, the threats coming from the far left have either been ignored or approved by the leaders of the Democratic Party.
4 Senate Republicans help Dems restore abortion funds in Alaska budget bill
While most media outlets are fixated on the possibility that the Alaska Legislature might pass a budget that includes a $5,500 PFD payment for Alaskans, another controversy is brewing over abortion funding language. Last month, the House sent a bill to the
Sen. Murkowski’s abortion conundrum continues to haunt her
Since taking office as a U.S. Senator from Alaska in 2002, Lisa Murkowski has attempted to walk a 20-year, precarious and ever-changing line regarding the killing of unborn babies through abortion. From the beginning, she has supported the practice, but with
Petition urges Supreme Court to stand by draft decision to reverse Roe
Students for Life, one of the leading pro-life organizations in the nation, has just launched a petition urging U.S. Supreme Court justices to stand by a leaked draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow each state to decide how to deal with
Leaked draft shows Roe to be overturned, but Alaska abortions will continue
Pro-life leaders around the nation are processing documents leaked on May 2 which indicate that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to overturn the 50-year-old ruling in Roe v. Wade – a decision that legalized abortion throughout the nation. A leaked draft of
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