Alaska’s federally funded media, KTOO, joins NPR in quitting Twitter
The Juneau-based public media outlet, KTOO, which accepted more than $2.5 million in federal grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2021, has joined National Public Radio in quitting Twitter. On April 12, NPR tweeted a thread telling its
Will Anchorage School District keep its promises after revoking Family Partnership School’s charter?
At the April 3 Anchorage School Board meeting the board supported Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt’s recommendation to revoke the charter of Family Partnership Charter School (FPCS) and transition it to a correspondence school. After hours of testimony by
Rep. Saddler offers explanation for why he voted against pro-life amendment to state budget
Editor’s note: On April 3, Alaska House Majority Leader Dan Saddler (R-Eagle River) joined four other House Republicans and all House Democrats in voting against a pro-life amendment from Rep. David Eastman to the state budget. Eastman’s amendment aimed
ON RECORD: 21 Alaska educators who don’t want parents to know of LGBTQ/sex-ed agenda
On rare occasion do Alaska public school educators openly air a distain for conservative parents, religious values or traditional views of morality and human sexuality. The nearly 400 pages of public testimony submitted on House Bill 105, however, provides a
De-transitioner shares personal struggles in urging Alaska lawmakers to defend parental rights
Editor’s note: The following public testimony was provided in support of Alaska House Bill 105. I am a gay man. I was a transgender woman for over 20 years, and a member of the LGBTQIA TransQueer gender movement for over 30 years. I have lived, breathed and
OPINION: Sen. Hughes says unverified report of Mat-Su man in women’s locker room points to larger issues
I received a report this weekend, and I will state right up front, as of this writing, it is not a verified report. But it doesn’t need to be because the situation, if it did not occur on Friday in the Mat-Su, it will at some point in the near future. A
Providence ignores Catholic bishops, continues to offer cross-sex drugs to gender-confused Alaskans
While a new document by the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference (USCCB) clearly forbids Catholic medical facilities from engaging in “gender transition” surgeries or distributing cross-sex drugs, Alaska’s largest Catholic hospital says it will continue
OPINION: Plan to give Alaska lawmakers a 67% raise is both flawed policy and process
In response to the 67% pay raise proposal for legislators, I introduced Senate Bill (SB) 111 “Rejecting Legislators’ Salary Increase” last week. Not only is this legislation a responsible step considering the fiscal shortfall the Legislature faces,
SCOTUS strikes down ruling that let minors get abortions without parental notice
The U.S. Supreme court issued an 8-1 ruling on March 20 which nullifies a lower court decision claiming that minors can get abortions without prior parental notification. The high court’s ruling orders the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss its
Hundreds of graphic sexual books circulate through Mat-Su school libraries
While the Mat-Su Valley may be a politically and culturally conservative area of Alaska, the school system contains hundreds of highly graphic and extremely sexual books, which are embedded in school libraries across the district. From the elementary level
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