Hearing set for bill that shields Alaska librarians who give kids sexually explicit books
Alaska State Senator Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) is working to ensure that public and school librarians are legally protected if they distribute sexually indecent materials to minors while on the
U.S. conducting ‘Arctic Edge’ military exercises in Alaska and Greenland
In an effort to improve readiness and demonstrate military capabilities in the Arctic, the U.S. is conducting joint exercises in multiple locations across Alaska and Greenland from Feb. 23 to March
UAF trains Alaska students to engage federal immigration officers during arrests
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting a workshop that aims to train students on how to actively engage federal immigration enforcement officers. The Feb. 24 talk will be given by Heba El-Hendi, who works as the Catholic Social Services’ senior
Former Bethel police officer convicted for assaulting suspect during arrest
Last week, following a six-day trial, a Bethel jury found 39-year-old Jonathan Murphy guilty of Assault in the fourth degree, providing false information implicating another in a crime, and tampering with public records in the second
Big-name, tax-and-spend leftists back Kreiss-Tomkins for Alaska governor
Many of Alaska’s most committed hard-leftist politicians have lined up to endorse one of their own for governor - former State Rep. Jonathan
Alaska bill that could vastly expand chemical abortion passes House committee
Highly controversial legislation is under consideration in the Alaska Legislature that critics say will drastically expand chemical abortions around the
OPINION: President’s Day and the many men who violated our Constitution
A look at today’s President’s Day is discouraging, but only if you take the Constitution seriously. Today’s standard of what makes an action of the federal government “constitutional” has several different interpretations, all of them
Alaska Bill to let parents surrender newborns in ‘baby boxes’ gains traction
In order to protect newborn infants from being abandoned in Alaska’s cold weather, lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow parents to anonymously surrender a baby in a protective “baby
OPINION: Let’s expose ‘Juneau’s Mafia’ to road-system legislative sessions
If I wanted to travel from my hometown in Fairbanks to the State Capitol in Juneau, between Feb 26-March 10, to support a bill, talk to my legislators or testify in person, the cheapest rate on Alaska Airlines is $1,238 for a round trip
Republicans blast Alaska Dems for ‘zeroing out’ PFD in budget bill
Rep. Will Stapp (R-Fairbanks) pointed out that the committee substitute deposits the entirety of the draw from the earnings reserve account to the general fund, leaving nothing for PFD payments to Alaska
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