Supreme Court affirms high school coach’s right to pray on field
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that high school football coach Joseph Kennedy has a constitutional right to privately pray on the football field without being fired by the school district. Kennedy’s employment at Bremerton School District
Federal lawsuit aims to protect Alaska donors’ 1st Amendment right to free association
Alaska voters are now in the midst of a new ranked voting system, established by the narrow victory of Ballot Measure 2 in 2020. Besides ranked voting, that initiative also created new requirements for reporting campaign contributions targeting what the
Rep. McCabe’s rebuttal to Alaska legislators who voted against concurrence on state budget
The budget process in the Alaska Legislature is a wild time. The House Finance Committee develops a budget based on finance subcommittee input as well as input from the governor’s budget and the various departments. The budget then goes to the House
Alaska gubernatorial candidate Kurka defends his PFD vote
Editor’s note: The following open letter to Alaskans was written by Alaska State Rep. Christopher Kurka who is running for governor. Dear Fellow Alaskans: I acknowledge many of you are angry. Given what Alaskans have suffered during the last six years of
Rep. Kurka backs effort to restore constitutional rights of Alaska grand juries
Allegations of systemic corruption committed by state officials has captured the attention of gubernatorial candidate and current House Representative Christopher Kurka, who released a statement last week saying he believes the rights and duties of individual
Murkowski to confirm Biden’s hard-left Supreme Court nominee
On April 4, Sen. Lisa Murkowski stated on Facebook that she will break with most Republicans in voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson is regarded by many conservatives as a radical leftist judge with a string of
Kenai Courthouse protest to resume against state officials thwarting grand jury investigations
Alaskans concerned about the inability of state grand juries to investigate corrupt judges and officials, held a protest outside the Kenai Courthouse on March 30. The next demonstration is set for Wednesday, April 6. More than 30 people attended the first
Alaskans to protest violations of grand juries’ right to investigate public officials
Please join the March 30, 7:30 a.m., rally at the Kenai Courthouse, to demonstrate against public officials stopping Grand Jury investigations into evidence of crime and corruption by public officials. Click here for more
Untangling questions about Alaska’s upcoming elections
Following the unexpected death of Congressman Don Young on March 18, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation on March 23 declaring a vacancy and calling for a special election to choose someone to serve out the remaining months of Young’s term, which
Pro-lifers focus on Murkowski in next week’s Supreme Court nominee battle
This coming Monday, March 21, the U.S. Senate Judiciary will begin hearings on President Biden’s nominee to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Biden has tapped the radical pro-abortion Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
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