Do Alaskans get paid to live there? The who, what, when, where & why of the PFD
By ED KING – KING ECONOMICS GROUP Editor’s note: This article first appeared at King Economics Group. It is republished here with permission. Whenever I travel to the Lower 48, I usually get asked this question: “Do you really get paid just for
Alaska’s ‘Principal of the Year’ who was unlawfully detained & drugged, hires attorney
Mary Fulp, the Colony High School Principal who was forcibly – and unlawfully – removed from her Mat-Su home on Jan. 18 by Alaska State Troopers and required to undergo mental treatment for three days at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, has hired an
Mat-Su Borough accepting applications to fill vacancy on Assembly
Due to Jesse Sumner’s election to the Alaska House of Representatives in November, his Mat-Su Borough Assembly seat is now vacant. The borough is currently accepting applications to fill the spot, with an application deadline of Feb. 6. After reviewing
Mat-Su lawmakers say unjust and involuntary detainment of decorated principal exposes flaws
Alaska State Representatives David Eastman (R-Wasilla) and Kevin McCabe (R-Big Lake) stood on House Floor Jan. 25 to address the disturbing treatment of prominent Mat-Su resident Mary Fulp. Alaska State Troopers forcibly removed Fulp from her home last week,
Dunleavy’s urges lawmakers to make Alaska ‘the most pro-life state’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s fifth State of the State address to Alaska’s lawmakers was punctuated by a strong call to make Alaska “the most pro-life state in the country.” Unlike his previous speeches given at the start of the legislative session in Juneau,
Alaska Troopers apologize for unlawfully detaining Mat-Su principal for forced psych. evaluation
Alaska Department of Public Safety released a lengthy press release on Jan. 24, accompanied by an apology from Commissioner James Cockrell for actions taken by the Alaska State Troopers in wrongfully detaining and transporting Colony High School Principal
Alaska pro-lifers to join national protests outside pharmacies that peddle abortion pills
Pro-life advocates in Soldotna plan to join a nationally-coordinated effort to protest pharmacies that have agreed to dispense chemical abortion pills. The Biden administration recently gave approval for pharmacies across the nation to distribute the deadly
Alaska Principal of the Year detained, forced to take psych. test after posting video of religious experience
One of the most widely respected school principals in Alaska was taken from her Mat-Su home to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center on Jan. 18, three days after posting a four-hour video recounting a profound spiritual experience that she says has changed her life.
Alaska in 2023: Trends, predictions and prescriptions
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a talk given for the Valley Republican Women of Alaska’s Jan. 19 meeting in Wasilla. I want to address a few major trends and developments in Alaska as they relate to our population, education and political
Mat-Su may – again – put state’s controversial student survey on the rocks
The Mat-Su School Board is meeting on Jan. 18 to consider whether area public schools should administer a 98-question state survey that asks high school teens about their sexual proclivities, various types of contraception they employ and whether they have
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