More states ban ranked-choice voting – raising total to 13
While the effort to ban ranked-choice voting narrowly failed in Alaska last year, the national battle to outlaw the controversial and confusing voting system is gaining momentum. Earlier this month, Wyoming and West Virginia became the latest two states to
Aging Anchorage libs stage mock town hall to blast Trump, Begich, Sullivan
In what was never going to be an actual townhall meeting, a group of hard-left Anchorage activists rented out the Wilda Marston Theater in the Loussac Library and proceeded to mock and disparage U.S. Congressman Nick Begich and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, both of
Begich backs Trump’s ‘bold move’ to shutter Education Dept., Murkowski ‘worried’
Begich backs Trump’s ‘bold move’ to shutter Education Dept., Murkowski
Defiant D.E.I. activists dig in at University of Alaska
A highly vocal and irate population of faculty, students and staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus are livid over a Feb. 21 decision by the University’s Board of Regents, which ordered that all state campuses scrub their websites and other
OPINION: What’s the best way to bribe a politician?
If someone wanted to influence politicians financially, they could purchase large amounts of their books to funnel money to them. This isn’t just a theory; it has been done
OPINION: Flawed ‘Scenic Trail’ plan will give feds even more control over Alaska lands
The federal designation of a National Scenic Trail in Alaska is a mistake that Alaskans should be deeply concerned about. The federal government still owes us land from our statehood. So, why would we hand over more authority to federal agencies? Giving them
3 Anchorage candidates vow to defend parental rights, oppose radical LGBTQ agenda
In an effort to identify conservative minded candidates, Alaska Family Action has published the results of its candidate survey, which was sent to all candidates. Only three of 20 candidates bothered to respond and take a clear public stand on these
OPINION: Spending bill would let Alaska schools reap what they did not sow
These are bad faith negotiators. At a time when Alaska finds itself starving on many levels, the education system has decided to strike while the iron is hot and take a giant bite out of the apple while the rest of us sit around and watch it being eaten. How
OPINION: By eroding Grand Jury rights, Alaska officials push citizens to the precipice
Public officials, however, are now working to completely eliminate the ability of grand juries to protect we citizens from “abuse” by … public officials. Every single Alaskan should carefully ponder why public officials would want
Alaska bill would let parents anonymously surrender infants in ‘baby box’
In an effort to ensure that newborn infants are not left abandon to die, the Alaska Legislature is considering a bill that would let parents surrender a newborn baby anonymously by placing them in a protective “baby
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