Alaska Health Dept. recruits LGBTQ and nonbinary teens to help craft youth policies
Alaska’s Department of Health is specifically recruiting LGBTQ-identifying youth, ages 14-21, to fill paid advisory positions to help shape how the state government prioritizes and develops health issues, interventions and public policy affecting young
Which of Alaska’s Gubernatorial candidates plan to D.O.G.E. Alaska?
Trump established a Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) to reduce the size of government. Do you have any plans to establish a similar program for
U.S. House passes Begich’s bill to cut red tape for Alaska’s rural airports
By cutting unnecessary federal red tape, we can complete critical runway projects faster, reduce costs, and keep communities connected to essential services like medical care and mail delivery," Rep. Begich
Do Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates back a statewide sales tax?
What did Alaska's gubernatorial candidates say when asked if they would ever support some form of a statewide sales
OPINION: Fear-based distrust of new energy projects holds Alaska back
Alaska’s energy future is on the line, and too often our first instinct is to say no. Not a careful no, not a measured no, but a reflexive, default position that shuts the door before the facts ever get a fair hearing. That fear-based approach does not
Public funds aid Alaska groups that push gender-queer ideology to vulnerable youth
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, which controls hundreds of millions of dollars, has decided to use some of its public resources to help boost nonprofits that push transgender ideology on some of Alaska’s most vulnerable
Alaska bill targets homeschoolers, undermines parents, centralizes control
SB 277 is a clear shift away from Alaska’s nationally recognized model of educational freedom toward centralized, traditional schooling that limits parental
OPINION: Restoring AK Grand Jury rights requires Governor’s intervention
There is a much simpler and easier way to stop this nonsense. All we need is ONE governor, with the courage and constitutional savvy to halt all this overthrow of the Alaska
OPINION: Clean coal & data centers could propel Mat-Su growth for decades
Alaska often says it wants jobs, a stronger revenue base without an income tax, a healthy dividend, and an economy that is not dependent only on oil and the Permanent Fund. Yet when opportunities appear, we sometimes shut the door before the discussion even
OPINION: How much should we pay our Alaska legislators?
Should we pay our state legislators in Juneau. Most states pay less than Alaska, and New Mexico doesn’t pay at all. Given the poor job our legislature does, should we pay
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