Taking Back Alaska: A full budget scenario & long-term fiscal balance at $40/barrel oil
The following section outlines Alaska’s full post-reform budget scenario under the assumption of $40 per barrel oil
OPINION: Early takes on all candidates vying to be Alaska’s next governor
The field is starting to take shape for next year's gubernatorial election in Alaska, and although it is still very early to make predictions, here is a quick look at who is currently running and some guesstimates about their
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
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor resigns, expected to run for governor
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced that he will be stepping down from his role leading the Department of Law on August 29. Tapped by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in 2021, he is the third longest-serving attorney general in Alaska’s
Alaska joins 21 states urging ‘full-scale review’ of dangerous mail-in abortion drug
Alaska Attorney Gen. Treg Taylor joined 21 attorneys general urging the federal government to press ahead with a review of the dangerous mail-in abortion drug mifepristone, and to reconsider reinstating safety protocols that were abruptly discarded by the
OPINION: Alaska AG Treg Taylor is trying to rehabilitate his image
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor seems to be trying to rehabilitate his image, possibly in preparation for a run at the governor's office in next year's election. It appears that he is attempting to address two significant judicial issues he faces, so
Court affirms Mat-Su policy requiring students to use bathrooms based on biological sex
Mat-Su Borough students will not be permitted to use the restrooms or locker rooms of the opposite sex, simply because they personally claim to identify as a member of that
OPINION: A watchman guards also against economic threats
The idea of a watchman is simple: stand guard and protect those you love from danger. Most often, we think of that in terms of crime, politics, or even spiritual threats. But there is another peril that is just as real and just as destructive – economic
Historic stained glass window smashed at Anchorage’s Holy Family Old Cathedral
The oldest church in Anchorage was attacked by a vandal on Aug. 13, shattering parts of a historic stained glass window and smashing two others at the church’s nearby St. Paul’s
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