SHELLEY HUGHES: As governor, I will fight to restore the Alaska Grand Jury’s lawful powers
Success will look like this: an Alaska where citizens can raise legitimate concerns with confidence, and where the grand jury system functions as a true bridge between the people and their
ELECTION UPDATE: Conservative Anchorage Assembly candidate Donley now trails, school bonds still failing
The latest update from the Anchorage municipal election shows candidates aligned with the left-leaning Assembly and school board holding, expanding or taking leads in most races, while costly school bonds continue to
Anchorage voters appear unwilling to dump more money into failing public schools
While Anchorage voters appear to have approved a slew of new bonds for roads, parks and public safety, they are sharply divided on whether to increase property taxes and take on nearly $80 million in new school
Anchorage mayor uses her official email to plug bond-debt propositions
While the mayor of Anchorage is generally prohibited from using official municipal email or other government resources to advocate for or against ballot measures ahead of elections, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance appears to be doing so
OPINION: A gas line can spring Alaska free from the resource trap
If Alaska is serious about escaping the resource trap we created for ourselves, we need to start acting like a state that still knows how to build big things. The Alaska gas line is the clearest test of whether we mean
Alaska has the most religious radio stations per capita
While worship music, preaching and faith-based conversations may echo from radio stations across the entire United States, Alaska stands out with the highest concentration of faith-based broadcasting per capita in the
OPINION: Alaska lawmakers’ priorities are upside down
Alaska lawmakers are looking to get more from taxpayers - again taking a portion of your statutory PFD, and possibly imposing an income tax. They are supporting the public school system to the detriment of homeschoolers, while considering a bill that promotes
How do AK’s gubernatorial candidates plan to pay PFDs without busting the budget?
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend payouts are an annual controversy. If elected governor, how would you attempt to solve this issue while maintaining a balanced
U.S. states back Alaska’s challenge to court-ordered cross-sex surgery for inmate
A coalition of more than 20 states, led by Indiana and Idaho, filed an amicus brief urging the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower district court order requiring the State of Alaska to evaluate a gender-confused man who is demanding a
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
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