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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case that could upend election rules in more than a dozen states, including in Alaska, by determining whether federal law requires ballots to be received by Election Day – not just cast or postmarked by then. The dispute originated in Mississippi, where a 2020 law (e...


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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is walking a fine, often contradictory line as she continues to air her grievances with a GOP-backed effort to strengthen election integrity and protect women’s sports from gender-confused men. On March 21, she spent nearly 45 minutes claiming she supports voter IDs while then raising a long litany of concerns about how it would be too costly and logi...


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Alaska’s energy future is on the line, and too often our first instinct is to say no. Not a careful no, not a measured no, but a reflexive, default position that shuts the door before the facts ever get a fair hearing. That fear-based approach does not protect Alaska; it holds us back. I laid this out in my recent Substack, and the point bears repeating. When opposition becom...


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Alaska’s second-largest school district is looking to officially oppose a proposed bill in the State Senate, which critics say will divert funds from popular homeschooling and charter schools, in order to funnel additional money into shrinking traditional state schools. On March 18, the Mat-Su School Board introduced a resolution against Senate Bill 277, which is being pushed...


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Investing can be simple or complex. The right approach is not determined by what is popular, what your neighbor is doing, or what performed best last year, but by your goals, your timeline, and your risk tolerance. In other words, investing is personal. One size does not fit all. A useful example for Alaskans is our own Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. Many people compare h...


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