Alaska Watchman

Governors in Alaska and around the country regularly issue scores of proclamations to raise awareness of various causes throughout the year. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has already issued 53 proclamations in 2026 – highlighting causes like “Safe Boating,” “Agriculture Day,” “Mental Health Awareness Month,” “Alaska Native Plant Month,” “National Day of Prayer,” “Safe Digging Mon...

I was asked a question during a recent radio interview that I didn’t have time to answer fully, so I’m doing so now. The host asked, since I am a proponent of paying Alaskans a full statutory PFD, which services would I cut out of the state budget to do so? It is a good question, but it is framed incorrectly. The proper question should be: after paying the full statutory divi...

For years, I have argued that Ranked Choice Voting, and especially the jungle primary that came with it, rewards political camouflage and punishes political clarity. It encourages candidates to blur distinctions, avoid firm positions, and present themselves as something they are not. What I did not expect was to see that camouflage become quite this literal. As of this week…<...

The City of Wasilla may formally push back against a significant tax overhaul proposed by the Mat-Su Borough. On June 8, the Wasilla City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution opposing Borough Ordinance Serial No. 26-032. This borough measure, which has not yet been approved, seeks to enact a 6.5% areawide sales tax while repealing the existing areawide property tax.<...

The flood of Alaskans filing to become the next governor is continuing to pour into the Alaska Division of Elections, while many Democrat and left-leaning Republican legislators are still running unopposed. The filing deadline is 5 p.m., tonight, June 1. As of the morning of June 1, 11 candidates have officially filed for governor, along with their lieutenant governor running...