Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages

By Casey Kelly
Posted on April 21, 2014 at 7:00 amSupporters of a bill to make 20 Alaska Native languages official state languages organized a 15 hour sit-in protest at the Capitol on Sunday. Their dedication paid off early this morning, when the measure passed the Alaska ( Read more... )

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska says he "meant no disrespect" by a term he used to describe migrant workers during a wide-ranging interview ( Read more... )

“Burn the houses down with the cops and their families inside” Militia members with twisty ties to Alaska GOP politics head to prison. The FBI informant tells Salon the details ( Read more... )

Exxon has had some challenges in Alaska in the past. Remember that whole oil spill thing? Well, that was no walk in the park. Exxon and their legal help (including now-Governor Sean Parnell) had a devil of a time with those annoying fishermen. But finally, they ruled the day, and the Supreme Court whittled down the original $5 billion settlement to ( Read more... )

TALKEETNA, Alaska, July 15 (UPI) -- A cat named Stubbs has been the mayor of a small Alaskan town for about 15 years, locals say ( Read more... )

Voters rejected by a wide margin on Tuesday an Anchorage, Alaska, ballot proposition that would have extended citywide anti-discrimination protections to sexual orientation and transgender identity ( Read more... )

Not one to be left in the cold, Alaska has jumped on the mandatory ultrasound bandwagon too.

But maybe it’s because these laws are becoming so routine conservative lawmakers feel the only way they can get headlines, and therefore campaign contributions, is to make each new proposal more outrageous than the last. That would explain State Rep. Alan ( Read more... )

American Indian leaders say they want support from two more Republican senators for the Violence Against Women Act and they are making a big push this week to muster support for the bill, which includes measures to specifically help American Indian and Alaska Native victims.

As of Tuesday, the legislation has 58 supporters in the Senate, including ( Read more... )

On Sarah Palin's Facebook Page, a Revolt Against Newt Gingrich
His bid is dividing her fans, some of whom object to his character problems and big-government tendencies. Beware, Tea Partiers.

When Newt Gingrich proclaimed in early December that he would be the GOP nominee, I argued that his success would doom the Tea Party. How could the movement ( Read more... )

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