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Yearly Archives: 2022

Skagway rockslide takes out cruise ship dock

3:30 pm update: The Railroad Dock will remained closed to allow an engineer to assess the damage. Ships being reaccommodated are: Carnival Miracle, after...

Breaking: Second Amendment is not a second class right, Supreme Court rules, as it strikes down NY gun restriction

By a vote of 6-3, the U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated a New York law that limits who can get a permit to carry...

Kevin Meyer: Don’t believe misinformation about elections

By KEVIN MEYER As the special primary election to fill Alaska’s vacant seat in Congress is wrapping up, and the final votes are being counted...

Legislative scorecard: Who is the most, least conservative?

Alaska's Legislature continues to fall short, according to a new scorecard from the CPAC Foundation and the American Conservative Union Foundation. In fact, Alaska...

Michael Tavoliero: Vote yes on constitutional convention

By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO From 1955 to 1956, during Alaska’s constitutional convention, our state constitution was crafted by a majority of New Deal Democrats. They wanted...

Biden suggests a gas tax holiday for drivers, urges oil companies to reduce shareholder profits

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on states and Congress Wednesday to declare a federal and state gas tax holiday, as the price of...

Authoritarianism: Anchorage Assembly takes over youth commission to rein in diverse viewpoints

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night voted to take over the authority for the Youth Advisory Commission from the mayor's office, in spite of...

It’s a red flag for Republicans: Majority polled fear abuse of red flag laws

By CASEY HARPER | THE CENTER SQUARE  The majority of Republican and Independent voters think "red flag" gun laws that allow judges to confiscate individuals’...

Notes from the trail: Sweeney campaign hints there’s a court challenge coming, and fundraisers on calendar

Political observers are waiting for the other shoe to drop in court to challenge the Division of Elections on its decision to move the...

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