OPINION: Alaska needs a DOGE team to combat tax-and-spend legislators
A version of DOGE at the state level is not a crazy idea. Eleven states have already adopted the DOGE model and are looking for ways to make radical cuts to the cost of state
Alaska abortion activists focus on local politics to fight national MAGA tide
Thanks to conservative political momentum at the national level, President Trump is aggressively rolling back federal funding for abortion groups, DEI initiatives and the LGBTQ agenda. This has spurred hard-left groups like Planned Parenthood to fight more
OPINION: Mainstream media and RINOs partner with Dems to Alaska’s detriment
A few weeks ago, Fairbanks Daily News Miner Editor Gary Black wrote an opinion piece praising U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and lauding a group of state Republican legislators for following in her footsteps. In particular, Black appreciated that these lawmakers
BOB BIRD: Gold could shape the future, as it has the past (Part 2)
I can’t tell you how prices might shake out if - and when - we return to a specie-based currency, but I can guarantee one thing: Gold rushes would return as part of Alaskan - and human -
Univ. of Alaska faculty & students oppose regents’ order to ditch DEI
Many entrenched professors and campus staff in the University of Alaska system are adamantly opposed to removing DEI programs, which could prove
BOB BIRD: ‘We could use another gold rush’ (Part 1)
We could use another gold rush. Hey, there used to be so many of them. What
Historic Alaska fair cancels LGBTQ drag show, following outcry
Thanks to massive community pushback, the historic Fairbanks-area Tanana Valley State Fair has decided to cancel plans to host a controversial LGBTQ drag queen show during this year’s
AK House Republicans say Dems won’t debate their own education bill because it requires new taxes/PFD raid
Alaska House Republicans says Democrats won’t debate education funding bill because it requires new taxes/PFD
Alaska’s oldest fair agrees to include LGBTQ drag show
The historic Fairbanks-area Tanana Valley State Fair, founded in 1924, has agreed to let a controversial LGBTQ activist group perform cross-sex drag queen shows during the upcoming July
OPINION: Only Congress has constitutional authority to impose tariffs
Right from the start, let’s make the statement: No president has the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs. It is basic, iron-clad and obvious. Only Congress does. It is not even arguable. The Congressional Research Service typically makes an egregious
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