The responses to my last video about the Division of Elections have been interesting to me. The biggest surprise was the number of people asking me to run for Lt Governor, however Ranked Choice voting ...

With increased homeschooling, fewer schools and fewer teachers would be needed. If the state could shift more students out of public schools, it could give the students an education of their choice ...

The Alaska Watchman aims to raise awareness of key issues affecting Alaskans. Coming from a broadly Judeo-Christian perspective, we are committed to the highest standards of journalism and ethical ...

A proposal to prohibit Alaska students from using their private cell phones during regular school hours, including lunch and classroom breaks, has united traditional social and political foes.

The Alaska Republican Party has a big problem. For some reason, it tolerates disloyalty from its elected politicians, and worse yet, it appears unable to do anything about it. The seven Republicans ...

A grassroots movement to require all ballots in Kenai Borough elections be hand counted took a step forward last week when a ballot initiative group turned in an additional 400 signatures to the ...

This week I expect much of my focus to be on policy and funding discussions to help our students and teachers achieve better outcomes as we move forward. Governor Dunleavy held a lengthy press ...

Leaders of the Alaska Republican Party’s District 29 in the Mat-Su have had it with lawmakers who run as Republicans only to abandon the party and what it stands for once elected. GOP leaders in ...

Alaska Senate Bill 52 requires that all ballots, including absentee and early voting ballots, be counted by 11:59 p.m. on election day. This replaces previous rules that permitted counting to extend ...

That is an accurate and simple definition of the term. We sometimes confuse the term “anarchy” with the definition “total chaos,” but that is not how a died-in-the-wool anarchist thinks. To him, ...

Amid the day-one flurry of executive orders to kick off his second term in the White House, President Trump restored the historic name of Mount McKinley to the tallest mountain in North America. The ...

A new statewide survey commissioned by Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-Alaska) makes it clear that Alaskans oppose new taxes for costly state pension plan proposals or expanded spending on ...