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Alaska maintains numerous quasi-independent state corporations, pension obligations, and speculative capital projects that drain the treasury without direct accountability or return.
At the heart of this conversation is a simple but powerful truth: Alaska’s traditional public education system is failing too many of our children.
This issue isn’t about attacking someone’s sexual identity or who they love. This issue is about protecting the innocence of children. I believe stopping the Glam show was the correct decision. The ...
After years of mounting controversy over what many view as systemic violations of citizen grand jury rights, the Alaska Dept. of Law (DOL) announced that residents now have a more “accessible” and ...
Fellow men and women of the Watch, if you’ve been feeling the weight of bureaucratic red tape stifling our great state’s potential, take heart—today marks a turning point. In a season of remarkable ...
A disgruntled senior staff member at Tanana Valley State Fair is upset with the board’s decision to cancel a divisive LGBTQ drag queen show that had been planned for this year’s fair near Fairbanks.
There is absolutely no legitimate reason for the governor and AG to not meet with two borough mayors wishing to discuss evidence that Alaska’s judge investigator is falsifying investigations to keep ...
In a narrow 7-5 vote on July 15, the Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance that criminalizes illegal camping in public parks and property across Alaska’s largest city.
Post-World War II changes in food production, supply and dietary guidelines were significantly influenced by wartime rationing, technological advancements and changing consumer preferences.
On July 15, the Anchorage Assembly could vote to approve a proposal that would punish the growing problem of illegal encampments, which have trashed parks and public property across the city.
Backed by Assemblymen Keith McCormick, Scott Myers and Jared Goecker the proposed ordinance seeks to address what it calls “extensive unauthorized encampments that endanger public health, safety, and ...
The board of Alaska’s oldest fair released a statement on July 11, suggesting that the decision to nix the Glam show was made under psychological duress.