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Anchorage Assembly conservatives cave on gay ‘Pride Month’ vote
In a somewhat surprising move, the three conservative-leaning Anchorage Assembly members enthusiastically joined their hard leftist colleagues in unanimously approving a resolution encouraging Anchorage residents to enthusiastically celebrate and affirm
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Alaska abortion report reveals method and age by which 1,246 unborn babies were killed in 2022
Alaska saw 1,246 unborn babies killed last year, up from 1,229 in 2021, and 1,195 in 2020, but 2022 was still one of the lowest numbers since the state began tracking the deaths 20 years ago. Like last year, Alaska used its publicly funded Medicaid Program to
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Part II: Shock and awe spending spree aimed to deter future Alaska’s Constitutional Convention efforts
By J.H. Snider – The Fulcrum Editor’s note: The following is part two of four in a series about Alaska’s 2022 Constitutional Convention vote, which included massive amounts of outside spending to convince Alaskans to vote against holding a
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Part I: Alaska’s constitutional convention spending spree
Editor’s note: This is the first of four parts in a series of articles by J.H. Snider on Alaska’s 2022 constitutional convention referendum vote. Part I describes the spending spree over the referendum. Part II proposes a deterrence theory
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Mat-Su School District seeks parents to serve on new library book review board
In the wake of rising public awareness about overtly sexual books in Mat-Su school libraries, the Mat-Su School District is taking steps to both remove problematic books and ensure they don’t crop up in the future. Following a controversial school book
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Sen. Sullivan sponsors anti-TikTok bill which top conservatives say is a massive power grab by feds
In an effort to address mounting concerns over the popular TikTok app, which has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, Sen. Dan Sullivan has signed on as a co-sponsor of the RESTRICT Act, aimed at targeting tech industries from China, Russia, North Korea,
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Breaking down exactly how Alaska funds K-12 education
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Understanding K-12 education financing is important for taxpayers to know where their money is going and how it is being used to provide a quality education for Alaska’s children. The “Citizen’s Guide to K-12
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Misplaced priority? Teachers make up just 42% of Alaska school district employees
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Alaska’s teachers are outnumbered by other staff in all but seven school districts. For every four teachers in Alaska, there are five staff members performing functions peripheral to the business of teaching
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Pro-lifers to protest & pray on Feb. 4 outside Walgreens in Anchorage, Soldotna
Pro-life advocates in Anchorage and Soldotna are set to join nationally-coordinated efforts to protest pharmacies that have agreed to dispense chemical abortion pills. The Biden administration recently gave approval for pharmacies across the nation
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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