By MICHAEL SHEVOCK DEI is a bad idea. It is divisive, racist, and anti-meritocratic. Coleman Hughes, Ayaan Hirsi Ali , Elon Musk, and a host of other first-rate minds have vigorously come out against it.  Yet, our Coast Guard leadership continues to promote it without discussion or debate. For an objective observer, that should be the first clue that […] The post Michael Shevock: Coast Guard Academy is making a big mistake with DEI indoctrination appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

The saying is “There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.” There are still a few “old, bold pilots” around Alaska (you know who you are). But on May 3, 2024 there was one fewer of the legends of aviation. Dick Rutan, who with fellow aviator Ron Sheardown once […] The post Passing: Legendary pilot Dick Rutan, whose plane once broke through the ice at the North Pole appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

PETITION LAUNCHED, AND A HEARING ON HOUSE BILL 400 IS SET FOR MONDAY The Alaska Department of Law will file a request with the Alaska Supreme Court to extend the enactment date of a Superior Court judge’s ruling against state in a matter that may irreparably harm tens of thousands of students and parents in […] The post Not so fast: Dunleavy appeals to Alaska Supreme Court, requests postponement of Alaska judge’s ruling against correspondence, home school funding appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

Colorado Democrats have won another battle against the U.S. Constitution. On Wednesday, Democrat Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a requirement that credit card companies track credit card purchases of firearms and ammunition. The new law forces card payment companies to apply a special code to gun and ammunition transactions in the state. The bill’s prime […] The post Colorado blues: Governor signs bill requiring credit card companies to track gun, ammo sales appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

A series of leaked email documents that show a possible conflict of interest with a member of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees is a serious matter — so much so that the Alaska Permanent Fund has issued a statement acknowledging that fact and saying it is handling the matter internally. Board of […] The post Alaska Permanent Fund says it is reviewing possible conflicts of interest with unnamed person appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

The director of the Anchorage Office of Management and Budget has thrown up her hands and resigned, saying the Anchorage Assembly is undoing all hoped-for progress on the city’s balance sheet. Sharon Lechner, who was confirmed as OMB director earlier this year, wrote in her resignation letter that during an April 30 special meeting on […] The post Last straw: Anchorage OMB director quits, after Assembly passes illegal budget appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

President Joe Biden has plans to bring Palestinian refugees into the country, prompting a letter of concern written by several Republican members of the Senate. “Your administration’s reported plan to accept Gazan refugees poses a national security risk to the United States. With more than a third of Gazans supporting the Hamas militants, we are […] The post Biden plan to resettle Palestinians in USA gets pushback from Republican senators appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

Sen. Dan Sullivan struck out in anger over a Biden Administration rule that could end up grounding essential small planes in Alaska, due to the fact that many of them require leaded aviation fuel. During a hearing on the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, Sullivan slammed his hand on a table and yelled at […] The post Sullivan fights Biden Administration’s FAA plan to punish Alaska’s small plane owners over leaded fuel appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and other women senators, mainly Democrat, introduced legislation that adds money to research into menopause and mid-life women’s health.  The Advancing Menopause and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act, authorized at $275 million over five years, or $55 million per year, would expand federal research on menopause, health care workforce training, awareness and education efforts, and public health promotion and prevention to […] The post Murkowski introduces menopause research bill appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

By TOM GANTERT | THE CENTER SQUARE A high-ranking official with the New York Police Department said protesters had weapons including knives and hammers as well as pamphlets with “Death to America!” written on them. Michael Kemper, a NYPD’s chief of transit, posted photos Friday of what police confiscated from the protesters. “For those romanticizing […] The post NYPD says protesters had weapons, gas masks and ‘Death to America!’ pamphlets appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more