State of Alaska librarian uses official email to push LGBTQ/Critical Race books for kids
An employee for the Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums Division is using his official government email to alert fellow librarians across the state to what he sees as potential threat regarding the removal of children’s books that promote LGBTQ
Citing politics, Murkowski joins Dems in failed vote to block Trump’s pick to run FBI
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of just two GOP Senators who voted against President Trump’s nominee to head up the FBI, claiming Kash Patel’s past political activity raised personal
WATCH: Dept. of Law attorneys say Alaska Supreme Court undercut grand jury’s ability to expose corrupt officials
WATCH: Dept. of Law attorneys say Alaska Supreme Court undercut grand jury’s ability to expose govt.
OPINION: Trump’s DOGE crusade is a bold 1st step to fiscal sanity
Donald Trump is the first president in the last 60 years to make a serious effort to return our country to fiscal sanity, starting by cutting government waste and
Wasteful spending? ‘Snow School’ program for Anchorage students linked to climate activism
In preparation for a recent Anchorage School District elementary school field trip identified as “Snow School,” parents received “Assumption of Risk and Liability Release” forms from an entity identifying itself as KMTA. Businesses need to protect
USAID and the history of U.S. foreign assistance programs
Historically, the United States has provided foreign aid to other countries since 1812; but on a large scale only during and after World War II. The history of the U.S. foreign assistance is marked by several key events, including Lend-Lease during World War
Troopers release names of those who died in plane crash near Nome
Alaska State Troopers released the names of all 10 people who died in the Feb. 6 plane crash outside of Nome, a tragedy that has rocked communities across the region. The Bering Air Caravan, single-engine turboprop plane included nine passengers and the
Poll: Alaskans oppose tax hikes to flood state pension plan and public schools
A new statewide survey commissioned by Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-Alaska) makes it clear that Alaskans oppose new taxes for costly state pension plan proposals or expanded spending on state-funded education. Public opinion seems to contrast with
OPINON: Alaska’s GOP could take a page from Trump on how to flex political power
There was a short but interesting lesson on the effective use of political power over the weekend. When ICE sent two planeloads of illegal immigrants back to Colombia on Sunday, Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia, refused to allow the planes to land and
OPINION: My political bluff got called, but Alaska’s GOP still needs to go all in
Poker players sometimes bluff, pretending a weak hand is stronger than it is, to win the pot. That strategy works until someone recognizes their strategy and calls them on it. I bluffed and got called on a recent article where I suggested that in response to
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