By PAULETTE SIMPSON, JUDY ELEDGE AND RHONDA BOYLES Alaska is home to 140,804 voters who have chosen to register with the Alaska Republican Party. Our Republican coalition of like-minded voters is nearly double that of Alaska Democrats. These 140,804 Republican voters present both a blessing and a challenge for Party leadership as it strives to give […] The post We support Carmela Warfield for GOP chair appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

It’s on to the Supreme Court. But first stop, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, along with the Kaktovik lnupiat Corporation, Arctic Slope Regional Corp., and the North Slope Borough, have filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit over the Biden Administration’s cancelled leases in the Arctic National […] The post AIDEA and partners appeal ANWR oil and gas lease suspension by Biden Administration appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

In a move that shows how worried the Democratic Party is over the ability of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola to hang on to her seat in November, a shady group called “Vote Alaska Before Party” has just reserved nearly $4 million in television ads for the fall in Alaska. All of it is in support […] The post Dark-money group linked to George Soros just reserved $4 million in TV ad buys to support Peltola appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

By ALASKA LT. GOVS. CRAIG CAMPBELL AND MEAD TREADWELL Our state and our nation face the greatest challenges testing the foundation of our freedoms and prosperity since the election of Ronald Reagan. The Second Amendment is under direct attack by our own federal government, jeopardizing our constitutional rights. Meanwhile, inflation has significantly reduced the buying […] The post Campbell, Treadwell: Mike Robbins is Alaska Republican Party’s most qualified for chair appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

Nathan Erfurth, a former teacher at Soldotna High School and president of the local teachers union, was in court last week for another evidentiary hearing involving the five counts against him for alleged sexual abuse of a minor over whom he had authority. The hearing surrounding the interpretation of recorded conversations that may be pivotal […] The post Soldotna former teachers’ union president challenges State’s evidence involving sexual abuse of minor appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

Seattle Public Schools faces a wave of criticism as it dismantles its Highly Capable Cohorts program for gifted students, a move administrators claim will lead to more diversity, equity and inclusion in the district. The shift replaces the old program with a new one initiated in 2021: the Highly Capable School Neighborhood Model, a whole-classroom […] The post Gifted in Seattle: Programs for fast-learning students cut in favor of diversity, equity, inclusion appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

The Biden Administration has proposed $82.4 billion for the next year’s Department of Education budget, marking a $3.1 billion increase from the previous fiscal year. It’s a nearly 4% increase in the budget for a Department that many Americans think should be dismantled. The surge in funding is meant to address challenges students have faced […] The post Biden’s Education budget chops charter school grant program, adds $22 million for Office of Civil Rights appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

Seventeen state attorneys general, including Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, have written a stern letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland last month, telling him to back off his comments regarding the role of the Department of Justice in overseeing elections. The letter, dated April 10, 2024, highlights the attorneys generals’ apprehension over what they […] The post States’ rights: Alaska AG Taylor pushes back on AG Garland’s threat to curb voter ID laws appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

By KEVIN CORINTH | NATIONAL REVIEW When Americans file their taxes in the coming weeks, one group will be singled out for a tax hike: middle-class families with children. This April, a family with three children making at least $42,000 will pay about $950 more in (inflation-adjusted) federal income taxes than they paid in 2018 — […] The post The $1,000 tax hike on middle class families appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

There is no shortage of opinion in Sutton and Chickaloon about a plan by the Alaska Department of Public Safety to grant limited special commissions to law enforcement officers employed by the Chickaloon Tribal Police Department. Supporters see it as a step toward full sovereignty, in line with actual Indian reservations. Opponents point out that […] The post Debate rages over tribal sovereignty and Chickaloon policing authority expansion appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more