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Eagle River teacher doxxes Rep. Jamie Allard’s children during Eagle River legislative town hall
An Eagle River town hall meeting with legislators on April 13 was focused largely on education issues. There were lots of union members and officials there from the National Education Association-Alaska wearing “Red for Ed” shirts. In attendance were Rep. Dan Saddler and Sen. Kelly Merrick. Rep. Jamie...
New York taxpayers will underwrite journalists
A new expenditure for residents of New York — a bill that has taxpayers paying for reporters at newspapers has been introduced in the state’s legislature. It’s part of a push across the country to have newspapers join the ranks of public broadcasters, who also receive taxpayer underwriting.
Senate passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package totaling $95 billion, ‘deterrence that Putin hoped would not come,’ says Murkowski
The Senate overwhelmingly passed controversial H.R.815, a combination of $95 billion in assistance to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and Indo-Pacific allies. Both Sen. Dan Sullivan and Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted in favor of the aid package. The bill had earlier passed a split House, with all Democrats voting for it, along...
Invasion 2024: Illegal immigrants in first half of fiscal year equal more than twice the population of Alaska
More than 1.7 million foreign nationals have illegally entered the U.S. in the first six months of fiscal 2024, the greatest number for this time period in U.S. history. It’s far beyond twice the population of Alaska, which is 733,000. The 1,733,496 who illegally entered in the first six...
Another break in the Quintillion fiber optic line leaves North Slope communities with weak internet
Internet is down in portions of the North Slope after the fiber optic cable owned by Quintillion had some type of break. Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative has said the communities impacted are Atqasuk, Point Hope, Utqiagvik, and Wainwright. “Currently these communities are experiencing an all services Quintillion network outage....
Breaking: Douglas DC-4 crashes near Fairbanks
A Douglas DC-4 airplane has crashed near Fairbanks, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The report to the Alaska State Troopers came in at 10:03 am of the crash about seven miles south of the Fairbanks International Airport on the Tanana River. A preliminary investigation revealed that a Douglas...
Bronson campaign fundraisers are bringing out hundreds, as the public begins to wake up
Mayor Dave Bronson is on a roll. Over the past week, he has had five fundraisers, each one packed shoulder to shoulder, with more than 350 people having attended events to support Bronson’s bid for reelection. Last night’s event at Gallo’s had more than 120 people in attendance. It...
Tim Barto: SB 240 excludes parents further, as government takes full control of kids, per Sen. Giessel rewrite
The assault on parental rights continues, this time from Sen. Cathy Giessel, a registered Republican and someone who just a few years ago presented herself as something of a conservative. That presentation should most certainly no longer fool anyone as the Anchorage senator’s journey to the dark side is now...
Republican governors’ statement to Joe Biden: Current LNG policy is punishing U.S. allies
On Tuesday, 25 Republican governors issued a statement calling on President Joe Biden to lift his obstruction against liquified natural gas (LNG) export approvals, as it is creating uncertainty and hurting U.S. allies. All but two of the 27 Republican governors signed the statement. None of the 23 Democrats holding...
Senate bill warped by Sen. Giessel into allowing transition counseling for students without parents’ knowledge
Senate Bill 240 started out as a legislative way to ensure that disabled students can get the help they need at school, and that Medicaid will be able to pay for some of the services. It was Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bill to clean up some processes in the technical world of federal reimbursements.
Dan Sullivan: Biden helps Iran, hits Alaska
Editor’s note: This opinion column first ran in the Wall Street Journal. We are living in one of the most dangerous times since World War II, as Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran attempt to undermine the free world. Yet rather than maximize our nation’s strengths and weaken our adversaries, the Biden administration is doing the opposite.
Passing: Legendary aviator Orin Seybert
Orin Seybert, founder, owner, and operator of Peninsula Airways took “his final flight west,” on Friday. He was 87 when he passed. Seybert was a pioneer in developing the infrastructure and modern aviation transportation framework in Alaska today. In 1955, Seybert started Pen Air in his home at...
Ukraine vote tests Johnson’s strength
The U.S. Senate is expected to ratify $95 billion in foreign aid after the House over the weekend passed major funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as a measure forcing Chinese-owned share of TikTok to be sold or the app will be banned in the U.S. U.S. House...
Eric Carter: Homeschoolers, close ranks!
Frankly, I am surprised it took this long. On April 12, Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman ruled that Alaska’s entire correspondence school program, currently educating over 24,000 children, is unconstitutional and must be thrown out entirely. The law, House Bill 278, was enacted in 2013. It took 10 years to mount an attack – a slow roll indeed.
River breakup, flooding forecast is ‘dynamic’
The ice on the Tanana River is thinning, but the tripod at Nenana still stands. Breakup might be a few days later than normal this year for the Nenana Ice Classics ticket holders. As Alaska braces for the annual spring breakup, the National Weather Service has issued a comprehensive forecast...
Alaska attorney general joins coalition suing over Biden parole policies for illegals
A coalition of 21 Republican attorneys that includes Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has asked a federal judge who ruled against Texas to reconsider in a lawsuit filed over of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ parole policies. In March, U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton of the...
Zak Kirkpatrick, fourth-generation Alaskan, singer-songwriter, tells his story on the Must Read Alaska Show
Join host John Quick as he delves into the life and music of Zak Kirkpatrick, a fourth-generation Alaskan, whose journey from boat deckhand to licensed captain is as riveting as his soulful melodies. In this episode of the Must Read Alaska Show, Kirkpatrick shares insights into his unique upbringing and...
Youth movement surges through Alaska Republican Party convention
It’s been eight years since the Alaska Republican Party has had an in-person state convention during a presidential election year. The 2020 convention was held on a Zoom call due to the Covid pandemic, and, as with others around the country, was only memorable because it was forgettable. In...
Alaska Republicans elect new party leaders, with Carmela Warfield as new party chairwoman
Alaska Republican Party convention delegates elected a new slate of leaders at its convention in Anchorage this weekend. The new officers are:. Chair: Carmela Warfield of South Anchorage, who won overwhelmingly in a race that had three other candidates that included Jerry Ward, Nikki Rose, and Mike Robbins. Vice Chair:...
South African man obtained citizenship illegally, had murdered two Alaska women: Department of Justice
A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a South African national with unlawfully procuring naturalization in the U.S. According to court documents, between June and September 2019, Brian Smith, 52, applied for and obtained naturalization in the U.S. by making false statements in connection to his naturalization application. Smith...
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