Tag: Rep. Christopher Kurka

Poll shows Begich, Murkowski & Dunleavy winning in ranked-choice voting

FeaturedJuly 12, 2022

A new political survey by pollster Ivan Moore shows that Alaska’s new ranked choice voting scheme would help U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski retain her seat, and would boost U.S. House candidate Nick Begich to victory. It also indicates that Gov. Mike Dunleavy

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

Rep. Kurka blasts AK’s House Republican Minority Caucus for canceling Rep. Eastman

FeaturedMay 2, 2022

Rep. Christopher Kurka (R-Wasilla) called out his fellow Alaska House Republican Minority Caucus members for their decision to expel Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) from the caucus, which will result in him being removed from several committee assignments.

Alaska House bans public funding of abortion, but rejects stiff penalties for violations

AbortionApril 11, 2022

While the Alaska House once again passed a budget banning Alaska from using state funds to cover the killing of unborn Alaskans through abortion, it rejected an amendment that would have imposed stiff financial penalties on state health commissioners and

Kurka taps Paul Hueper, of botched Homer FBI raid, as Lt. Gov. running mate

FeaturedFebruary 1, 2022

Alaska gubernatorial candidate and current State Representative Christopher Kurka has named Paul Hueper as his lieutenant governor running mate. The announcement was made on Jan. 31 from Kurka’s campaign headquarters in Wasilla. Paul and his wife Marilyn

Gubernatorial candidate Kurka asks Dunleavy to fire chief medical officer

FeaturedJanuary 18, 2022

Rep. Christopher Kurka, who is challenging Gov. Mike Dunleavy in the 2022 governor’s race, has launched a petition urging the governor to fire his Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink. The petition lists grievances many Alaskans have raised about Zink and

TONIGHT: Reps. Eastman and Kurka to host Covid mandate listening session

FeaturedJanuary 6, 2022

Alaska State Representatives David Eastman and Christopher Kurka, both of Wasilla, are sponsoring a listening session to hear how their constituents have been impacted by Covid and various mandates and policies. The event runs 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 6 at 190

AK gubernatorial candidate blasts Homer Nutcracker organizers for segregating the unvaxxed

CultureDecember 12, 2021

The 33rd annual Homer Nutcracker Ballet spread some holiday division last week when non-vaxxed theater goers were cordoned off from the vaxxed upon entering the Homer High School theater, Dec. 3-5. Alaska gubernatorial candidate Rep. Christopher Kurka caught

Joe Miller backs Rep. Christopher Kurka’s bid to unseat Gov. Dunleavy

FeaturedNovember 29, 2021

Former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller has endorsed State Representative Christopher Kurka in his newly announced campaign to unseat Gov. Mike Dunleavy in the 2022 governor’s race. Kurka launched his campaign, Nov. 29, via Miller’s Facebook page and

Lawmakers fear Alaska pharmacists are pressured to deny Ivermectin to COVID patients

FeaturedOctober 14, 2021

Correspondence between Alaska legislators and the state’s Board of Pharmacy reveal deep concerns over whether local pharmacist are being pressured to withhold Ivermectin from Alaskans struggling with COVID. Justin Ruffridge, chair of the Board of Pharmacy,

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