OPINION: Alaska’s new Grand Jury ‘process’ helps hide government corruption
On August 18, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor gave a town hall presentation in Soldotna to supposedly “restore public confidence in the system,” and defend his new “process” in which he is the “gatekeeper” to Alaska’s Grand
Bethel parents to air concerns about transgender elementary teacher
On Aug. 26, Bethel parents plan to share their concerns about a male elementary school teacher who claims to be a woman, while wearing dresses in front of his young
School board scrambles as Bethel parents pull kids from transgender teacher’s class
A substantial number of Bethel parents have pulled their children out of a transgender teacher’s 6th grade classroom, citing concerns that students feel uncomfortable and
BEN CARPENTER: Alaska can’t allow overreaching judges to gut citizen Grand Jury oversight
The people of Alaska must never surrender their watchdog - the independent grand jury - to the very institutions it was designed to
Gov. Dunleavy urges lawmakers to reform Alaska’s failing schools during special session
Gov. Dunleavy has outlined specific policy priorities he wants the Alaska Legislature to tackle when lawmakers reconvene in special session on August 2. His top priority is education reform, which includes concrete policies tied to any funding
OPINION: Why won’t Dunleavy and his AG meet with Alaska mayors to tackle judicial corruption?
There is absolutely no legitimate reason for the governor and AG to not meet with two borough mayors wishing to discuss evidence that Alaska’s judge investigator is falsifying investigations to keep corrupt judges on the bench; and that a deputy AG is
Alaska Dept. of Law creates process for citizens to request grand jury investigations
After years of controversy surrounding what many view as systemic violations of citizen grand jury rights, the Alaska Dept. of Law (DOL) announced that residents now have a more accessible and transparent process to request that an investigative grand jury
OPINION: WWII altered the U.S. diet, and we grew larger
Post-World War II changes in food production, supply and dietary guidelines were significantly influenced by wartime rationing, technological advancements and changing consumer
Alaskans to rally near governor’s office, urging him to uproot judicial corruption
Determined Alaskans are set to rally outside Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Anchorage offices on June 5 in hopes of inspiring him to appoint an independent commission that can publicly investigate alleged corruption and cover-ups by members of the Alaska Dept. of Law
Alaska health officials plot to empower teachers to push LGBTQ agenda in schools
Earlier this year, a group of Alaska health and education officials met to collaborate on how to expand sex education and LGBTQ teacher training across the state, an agenda that most Alaska school health teachers are on board
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