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Strike Two for State Overreach: Alaska Supreme Court Slams Door on DEED & Pearl Creek

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District deserves a big round of applause for successfully defending local control against a coordinated pressure campaign from state officials.

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Lobbied Alaska Senate to Kill S-Corp Tax Provision

Why is U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan quietly intervening in state tax policy?

Read the Scathing Letter FNSBSD Superintendent Dr. Luke Meinert Sent to Deena Bishop

It's wild that a school superintendent has to explain stuff to the DEED commissioner.

Judge Denies Pearl Creek Charter APC's Motion for Preliminary Injunction

I'm sure there's a lesson in here somewhere...

Website Colors and Hurt Feelings Trigger an Unprecedented Ballot Purge in U.S. Senate Race

Labeling both Sullivans "incumbent" and "non-incumbent" on the ballot was an option, but the state is terrified the MAGA base will get tripped up by too many syllables.

Pocket Change: $27,000 Penalty Marked Down to $200

"Smart" campaign donors will probably start budgeting for late fees instead of filing their disclosures on time.

Deena Bishop Threatens to Defund FNSBSD Over Pearl Creek Charter

It turns out that trading your soul for a flashy title means you also get to play high-stakes hostage-taker with an entire school district's budget.

Agent of the Republican Party Says Petersburg Sullivan Ineligible

The Alaska Division of Elections is working overtime to torpedo Daniel J. Sullivan’s U.S. Senate campaign. Shocker.

Audio: Bernadette Wilson’s Public Education Rhetoric

If Bernadette Wilson wants to run on Lower 48 culture wars from 2020, she’s welcome to do so, but Alaska's schools and educators are operating on a starvation diet.

IBEW 1547 Dual Endorses Begich and Bishop

This dual nod allows IBEW to safely guide two fiercely pro-labor candidates through the primary gauntlet without alienating a single faction of its membership.

MAGA’s Same-Name "Sham" Shame Game

MAGA is looking at the U.S. Senate primary ballot and seeing a literal infinity mirror of Dan Sullivans, and it's driving them completely insane.

Fairbanks School District Takes DEED Out to the Woodshed in Court Filing Over Pearl Creek

The courts are about to decide if locally elected school boards still have authority. Fairbanks just filed an appeal to stop the Dunleavy administration from steamrolling local governance.

2026 Governor's Race: Choice Between Boring Competence and MAGA Lunacy

It seems that running a policy-driven campaign focused on critical issues like public education funding, affordable housing, and lower energy prices is resonating with Alaskans more than manufactured Lower-48 culture wars do.

Dustin Darden’s 1A Farce: A SCOTUS Grift Built on Years of Assembly Chaos

The highest court in the land does not exist to fast-track municipal procedural tantrums from someone who got kicked out of an Assembly meeting for ranting about laser beams.