“… the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of ...

Is your municipal ballot you received still sitting on the kitchen counter? Municipal elections tend to arouse as much excitement as a Bernie Sanders’ diatribe on income inequality. But the reality is ...

The man in charge of preparing, conducting and supervising Anchorage’s mail-in voting system has abruptly quit his post right in the middle of the city’s spring election. While Election Day is on ...

This “Empty Chair” event was a missed opportunity, a chance for people to vent their frustrations (real or imagined or made up) without offering real The Alaska Watchman aims to raise awareness of key ...

Raising Alaska’s oil taxes now would jeopardize our economy for generations to The Alaska Watchman aims to raise awareness of key issues affecting Alaskans. Coming from a broadly Judeo-Christian ...

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 ...

President Trump’s new executive order to secure federal elections may have sweeping consequences for Alaska’s lenient mail-in voting system. On March 25, the president issued new protocols titled ...

Several state legislators representing the Mat-Su wholeheartedly agree with the Alaska State Medical Board’s opposition to hormonal and surgical treatments for gender-confused minors. On March 21, the ...

In a refreshing and resounding sign of clarity and common sense, the Alaska State Medical Board (ASMB) unanimously adopted a statement yesterday urging the Alaska Legislature to stop chemical and ...

Alaska’s judicial system faces two monumental problems that are destroying public confidence in the institution. There is the appearance of judicial misconduct, combined with an apparent effort to ...

While the effort to ban ranked-choice voting narrowly failed in Alaska last year, the national battle to outlaw the controversial and confusing voting system is gaining momentum. Alaskans nearly ...

As we chart our economic future, the contentious issue of raising oil taxes has once again reared its less than attractive head. Long reliant on income from our petroleum resources to fund government, ...