Mat-Su Assembly to vote on mandating hand-counts of borough elections
In an effort to strengthen election integrity and to give Mat-Su residents confidence that their votes are counted accurately, the Mat-Su Assembly will vote on a resolution requiring a hand count verification of borough elections. The vote, scheduled for
OPINION: Palin should quit so Alaska can elect a Republican to U.S. House
With 60% of the voters choosing Republicans (Palin and Begich) in round one of Alaska’s ranked-choice vote election for the U.S. House, it seemed like the final outcome should have been a Republican win. One of the Republicans should have inherited the
Left-leaning Southeast AK university seeks an ‘inclusive’ & ‘savvy’ chancellor
With the pending retirement of Chancellor Karen Cary, the nine-member board of the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is searching for a replacement who will advance the “LGBTQ friendly” school’s diversity, equity, inclusion policies. In 2019
ANALYSIS: Alaska must clean its voter rolls to ensure accurate elections
By Aubrey Wursten – Alaska Policy Forum The people of Alaska deserve election integrity, and ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls plays an essential part in achieving that goal. Incorrect voter rolls result in ineligible individuals voting – even
Standing for life: Pro-lifers needed for 40-day Anchorage vigil
Pro-life organizers are seeking to mobilize an army of advocates who will pledge to pray and provide a public witness for unborn Alaskans. The upcoming 40-Days for Life prayer vigil is set to run Sept. 28 to Nov. 6. It is part of a massive and growing
Mainstream media in decline: Kenai borough aims to nix newspaper ads
With mainstream media in steady decline over the past three decades, legacy news outlets in Kenai may take another financial hit next week. The Kenai Borough Assembly is set to vote on a proposal to repeal the requirement that it post in a local newspaper all
Anchorage educators defend reading book about cross-sex drugs, trans-surgery to 4th graders
Editor’s note: The following article details the ongoing two-year bureaucratic saga that an Anchorage family has faced in unsuccessfully imploring the Anchorage School District to stop reading a book about transgenderism to elementary age students. It’s
Leftist dark money bankrolls opposition to Alaska Constitutional Convention
Despite campaign propaganda warning Alaskans that a constitutional convention would expose Alaska to outside influence by deep-pocketed special interest groups, one of the nation’s largest dark-money behemoths is bankrolling the primary organization
Covid Conversations: What Alaska parents aren’t told about the jab
Alaska Covid Alliance wanted to reach out to you concerning Covid vaccines and children, as it’s that time of year when parents are preparing kids to head back to school. It’s also a time when the State of Alaska is rolling out a massive campaign to
Enemies within Alaska’s churches must be called to account
Our Mother, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy “KINDom” come, thy will be done… Alright I’ll stop butchering the Lord’s Prayer. It was as painful to write as it might have been for you to read but I’m trying to make a point.
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