Tag: Alaska House of Representatives

Alaska House passes bill reaffirming the right to use gold or silver as legal tender

FeaturedMay 12, 2023

The Alaska House has passed House Bill 3, which reaffirms the state’s recognition that gold and silver can be used as legal tender for debt payment. The bill aligns with the U.S. Constitution and supports the use of gold and silver specie as legal

5 Alaska House Republicans oppose amendment to stop state-funded abortions

AbortionApril 6, 2023

Five GOP lawmakers in the Alaska State House, some of whom claim to be pro-life, joined Democrats to kill an amendment to the state budget that sought to prohibit Alaska from using state funds to underwrite abortions. Proposed on April 3 by Rep. David Eastman

EDITORIAL: Alaska’s conservative lawmakers must embrace the veto

FeaturedDecember 7, 2022

Given that Alaska’s State Senate is now controlled by a Democratic-led bipartisan coalition, it’s imperative that conservative lawmakers embrace a defensive approach to the upcoming legislative session. Thanks to the eight Senate Republicans who chose to

9 Alaska Republicans back House leader’s move to stop pro-life speech

AbortionMay 6, 2022

Alaska’s Speaker of the House Louise Stutes exhibited what appeared to be a blatant double standard when letting lawmakers speak on the issue of abortion this week. During the May 3 House Floor session, the left-leaning Republican Stutes let Rep. Ivy

Alaska House Dems hold one-sided hearing that paints militias as a public menace

FeaturedFebruary 11, 2022

In an open attempt to besmirch the reputation of Rep. David Eastman for his membership in Oath Keepers, Alaska House Majority Leader Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) held a hearing in the House Military Affairs Committee on Feb. 10. For two hours, Tuck presided over

Eastman outmaneuvers House leaders’ first effort to strip committee seats

FeaturedJanuary 31, 2022

Rep. David Eastman outmaneuvered Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak) along with the Democratic controlled House that attempted to strip him of all his legislative committee assignments on Jan. 31. House leadership, comprised of mostly Democrats and

Vaccine mandate vote delayed after legislators with ties to hospital lobby kill debate

FeaturedSeptember 14, 2021

The Alaska State House was scheduled to resume debate Sept. 13 on several amendments to roll back various vaccine mandates impacting Alaska. Unfortunately, House Democrats announced seven minutes before the required 10am floor session that they would be

Alaska state representative claims Nazi experiments produced beneficial results

CultureSeptember 11, 2021

The Sept. 11 floor session in the Alaska House of Representatives was marked by an unusual moment when Rep. Sara Hannan (D-Juneau) stood to speak about the merits of the scientific method, and then proceeded to assert that Nazi experimentation during WWII

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