OPINION: Alaska education bureaucracy invokes ‘hungry children’ to justify double dipping
Few subjects can shut down a budget discussion faster than feeding kids. It’s the rhetorical trump card of education politics - invoke “hungry children,” and any criticism of fiscal waste is branded cruel. But compassion isn’t the same thing as
State-funded Alaska Museum features artist who photos queerness, class struggle, self portrait nudes
Despite Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s recent executive order to cut wasteful government expenses and eradicate preferential spending on diversity, equity and inclusion agendas, bureaucrats at the publicly-funded Alaska State Museum have decided to spend money on
OPINION: Radical language wars serve leftist agenda in Alaska and beyond
Controlling the dictionary is more powerful than controlling Congress, because it decides who sounds reasonable before a single vote is
Task force draft proposes Black Lives Matter-type control over Anchorage police
The final draft reflects many of the priorities laid out by radical leftwing groups such as Black Live Matter, which favor "community-controlled policing" in which certain select community members have extensive authority and influence over local police
Eaglexit takes major step in push to politically detach from Anchorage
Eaglexit, the grassroots movement advocating for the separation of Assembly District 2 from the Municipality of Anchorage, and the incorporation as its own home rule borough, has reached a major
Unstoppable Mat-Su 9U Football Heads to Nationals: Needs help to get there.
It is not often that any team finishes a season without a single point scored against them. 396 to zero over 10 consecutive games. That is the remarkable record this year of the Mat-Su 49ers Mitey Mite Football Team, in an unprecedented season, this group of
Outside money, hidden agendas: Who’s really pulling the strings in Alaska?
Many Alaska believe they live in a relatively conservative, resource-based state where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats nearly two to one. Yet, Alaska regularly passes left-wing ballot initiatives, environmental restrictions, and so-called election
Soldotna is latest Alaska community to move local elections to November
In what is becoming a growing trend, the City of Soldotna has moved its local elections to November, instead of October, to align with borough and national election
GOP accepting applicants to fill Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes’ vacated seat
The Alaska Republican Party is looking for qualified residents who wish to fill the recently vacated seat of Sen. Shelley Hughes
Teen Turning Point chapter launches Friday in Mat-Su
The growth of Turning Point USA across Alaska will take another step on Nov. 21 when the first high school chapter launches in the
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