Janus impact: 35% of Alaska’s public employees in collective bargaining agreements are now non-union
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Five years ago, on a landmark day for individual rights, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, ruling it unconstitutional for public sector labor unions to force non-members to pay
AK Watchman undercover: LGBTQ activists push cross-sex drugs, surgeries to Alaska minors
In an attempt to solicit candid and unfiltered responses from leading activists from the most radical LGBTQ groups in Alaska, I attended the June 24 Anchorage gay “Pride Parade” and festivities – posing as the father of a 13-year-old transgender
Alaska’s top federal prosecutor assures gay pride crowd that she will fight ‘noncriminal’ bias
Alaska’s top federal prosecutor tells gay pride crowd she aims to confront ‘noncriminal acts of
‘Hate groups’ gravitate to the cultural left
"Hate speech” only ever seems to apply to the left’s imaginary villains - mostly caricatures of stereo-typical
Mat-Su turns out in force for pro-life race
Hundreds of Mat-Su residents participated in this years 5K for Life on June 17, a fundraiser for the pro-life HeartReach
Amid threat of parental backlash, Fairbanks School Board nixes LGBTQ sex books
After years of actively pushing controversial sexualized material into classrooms, the Fairbanks School Board seems to have noticed how costly this cultural war has become. At its June 6 meeting, the board voted to approve two health books for middle school
Virtue-based story hour provides alternative to all-ages drag queen event in Wasilla
When a left-leaning Mat-Su bookstore hosts a June 10 “all ages” story hour featuring a cross-dressing drag queen, a new faith-based group will host a story hour on the same day, which looks to inspire children to seek truth, goodness, beauty and virtue.
OPINION: Despite ‘embarrassing’ launch, Alaska’s new Office of Family Life has great potential
Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying that “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” It’s a tidy statement and can, in many cases, be used as an effective guidepost when we’re in
Mat-Su pro-life center hosting all-ages 5K run/walk/bike event on June 17
HeartReach, a long-established, innovative and ever-expanding pro-life pregnancy center in the Mat-Su, will host its annual 5K for Life on June 17. While the all-ages, family-friendly event is free, it’s also one of three primary fundraisers conducted
OPINION: Alaska Legislature’s ‘irresponsible’ $8 billion budget exacerbates financial woes
By Quinn Townsend – Alaska Policy Forum With revenue forecasts as dismal as this year’s have been, the legislature’s passage of a very large budget for fiscal year 2024 (FY 2024) is unfortunate. In this coming fiscal year, legislators plan on spending
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