Joe Miller is not surprised that Mark Begich does not want to campaign with Barack Obama and questions the senator’s commitment to opening ANWR and other federal lands to resource development, given his voting record.
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Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest sued the state health commissioner Wednesday over regulations that would further define what constitutes a “medically necessary” abortion for purposes of receiving Medicaid funding.
Maybe it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Alaska, a state known for its independent streak, is a hotbed for tea partiers. It’s home to the most members per capita, according to data from a new report.
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The National Weather Service is warning, once again, that brutally cold weather is going to be spreading across much of the nation, from the upper Midwest down to the deep South and up through the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England.
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Americans have long understood that free market competition produces a better product at a lower price than government monopolies. The collapse of the command-and-control Soviet economy was proof positive. Yet, for unknown reasons, we ignore this principle when considering the most important product — our children’s education.
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The Iditarod, a grueling multi-day sled dog race across Alaska, is not – not! – to be confused with the Idiotarod, a pointedly sillier affair due to take place this weekend with costumed participants racing modified shopping carts through New York City.
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Interior Department wrongly awarded offshore oil leases in the Chukchi Sea near Alaska in 2008 without considering the full range of environmental risks posed by drilling in the Arctic.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, might not want her Democratic colleague, Mark Begich, to win re-election in 2014, but her habit of breaking with the GOP on several key votes could give him some political cover ahead of 2014.
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In this week’s “On the Campaign Trail” podcast, we are joined by Joe Miller. Joe discusses his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Alaska where he hopes to replace Democrat incumbent Senator Mark Begich.
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He was on his property, it was his cabbage to give, and no one claims that he meant any harm to his amply-antlered friends. But 67-year old Samuel Becker is facing prison for giving visiting moose vegetables to munch on, reports Fox News.
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Alaska plans to jump-start a $45 billion natural gas export project by pitching in more than 10 percent of the cost and joining Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), BP Plc (BP/), ConocoPhillips and TransCanada Corp. (TRP) as an equity partner.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-16 00:15:332014-01-16 00:15:33Alaska to Pay $5.75 Billion for Exxon LNG Project Stake
Erik McCormick, director of assessment with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (AK DEED) announced that Alaska will be leaving the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). Governor Parnell and Commissioner Hanley had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SBAC in April of 2013, but withheld announcement of signing the agreement until the legislature had ended the 2013 session in mid-April. The announcement comes days before the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
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Brian Calle is the Opinion Editor for the Orange County Register, and Editor-in-Chief at www.calwatchdog.com – Brian also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute; Unruh Fellow at the Jesse Unruh Institute at the University of Southern California; a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute; an adjunct professor at California State University-Fullerton; and a member emeritus of the Board of Governors for the University of Southern California.
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Milton Friedman was devoted to freedom — his belief that human free choices and free markets unfettered by government restrictions produce the happiest, healthiest, wealthiest peoples throughout world history. Friedman’s belief in freedom of choice was nowhere more adamant than in the education marketplace — where government-run monopoly public schools often consign poverty families to multi-generational bondage to local failing education institutions. Alaska is fraught with examples from inner city to remote Native regions.
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The Alaska State Senate held hearings on January 7th and 8th on the Alaska State Standards and the Common Core curriculum. Most of the speakers at the hearing were officials from the Chief State School Officers and others affiliated with the process of drafting the state standards.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-10 00:29:552014-01-10 00:29:55Did the Gates Foundation Buy the Alaska Department of Early Childhood Development?
A spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Mark Begich said Thursday that she misspoke when she said he missed a vote in Washington because he was traveling to the capital when, in fact, he was in Hawaii.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-10 00:20:042014-01-10 00:20:04Begich Spokeswoman Takes Blame For Misstating His Whereabouts During Key Vote to Extend Unemployment Benefits; Murkowski Votes with Dems
A citizens’ group hoping to make Alaska the third state in the nation to legalize recreational use of marijuana took a step closer Wednesday, submitting more than 46,000 signatures to the state election office.
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Financial institutions in Alaska are scrambling to reissue debit and credit cards to thousands of customers affected by a massive data breach that hit retailer Target.
While many of us had Christmas and New Years, the family of 26-year-old Bret Bohn has held a vigil across the street from Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska as they have most of this fall.
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Mark Begich Not Interested in Campaigning In Alaska with his 93 Percent Friend
/8 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured, Press Releases /by News EditorJoe Miller is not surprised that Mark Begich does not want to campaign with Barack Obama and questions the senator’s commitment to opening ANWR and other federal lands to resource development, given his voting record.
Planned Parenthood Suing Over Alaska Abortion Reg
/3 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Becky BohrerPlanned Parenthood of the Great Northwest sued the state health commissioner Wednesday over regulations that would further define what constitutes a “medically necessary” abortion for purposes of receiving Medicaid funding.
Joe Miller: Fact vs. Fiction
/0 Comments/in Alaska News /by Matthew JohnsonLisa Murkowski’s paid henchmen in Alaska’s media have done nothing but lie about Joe Miller. This short article separates truth from fiction.
And the State with the Greatest Number of Tea Partiers Per Capita Is…
/9 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Niraj ChokshiMaybe it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Alaska, a state known for its independent streak, is a hotbed for tea partiers. It’s home to the most members per capita, according to data from a new report.
Looking To Escape The Deep Freeze? Head To Alaska
/4 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Mark MemmottThe National Weather Service is warning, once again, that brutally cold weather is going to be spreading across much of the nation, from the upper Midwest down to the deep South and up through the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England.
Point-Counterpoint: It’s Time for Alaskans to Have School Choice
/3 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Joe BalyeatAmericans have long understood that free market competition produces a better product at a lower price than government monopolies. The collapse of the command-and-control Soviet economy was proof positive. Yet, for unknown reasons, we ignore this principle when considering the most important product — our children’s education.
Alaska Sled-Dog Race Organizers Tell NY’s Idiotarod ‘Cease and Desist’
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Jonathan AllenThe Iditarod, a grueling multi-day sled dog race across Alaska, is not – not! – to be confused with the Idiotarod, a pointedly sillier affair due to take place this weekend with costumed participants racing modified shopping carts through New York City.
U.S. Appeals Court Throws Arctic Drilling Into Further Doubt
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by Steve QuinnA federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Interior Department wrongly awarded offshore oil leases in the Chukchi Sea near Alaska in 2008 without considering the full range of environmental risks posed by drilling in the Arctic.
Facing Tough Re-Election Fight, Begich Seeks Cover Under Murkowski’s Voting Record
/3 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Meredith ShinerSen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, might not want her Democratic colleague, Mark Begich, to win re-election in 2014, but her habit of breaking with the GOP on several key votes could give him some political cover ahead of 2014.
Listen to Joe Miller’s Interview with Tea Party Express: Miller has Proven History of Challenging the Status Quo, Taking on Establishment
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Tea Party ExpressIn this week’s “On the Campaign Trail” podcast, we are joined by Joe Miller. Joe discusses his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Alaska where he hopes to replace Democrat incumbent Senator Mark Begich.
‘Drop the Cabbage, Bullwinkle!’: Alaskan Man Faces Prison for the Crime of Moose-Feeding
/6 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Evan BernickHe was on his property, it was his cabbage to give, and no one claims that he meant any harm to his amply-antlered friends. But 67-year old Samuel Becker is facing prison for giving visiting moose vegetables to munch on, reports Fox News.
Video: Home Depot Worker Catches Falling Baby in Anchorage
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by KTUU, NBCA Home Depot employee in Anchorage, AK, caught a baby as it was falling out of a shopping cart.
Top Republican Praises Alaska’s Senator Mark Begich
/12 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Cameron JosephSen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) is drawing praise from across the aisle from one of Alaska’s top Republicans.
Alaska to Pay $5.75 Billion for Exxon LNG Project Stake
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Bradley Olson and Rebecca PentyAlaska plans to jump-start a $45 billion natural gas export project by pitching in more than 10 percent of the cost and joining Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), BP Plc (BP/), ConocoPhillips and TransCanada Corp. (TRP) as an equity partner.
Alaska Will Be Leaving the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by Barbara HaneyErik McCormick, director of assessment with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (AK DEED) announced that Alaska will be leaving the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). Governor Parnell and Commissioner Hanley had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SBAC in April of 2013, but withheld announcement of signing the agreement until the legislature had ended the 2013 session in mid-April. The announcement comes days before the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
Anchorage Police Department Getting Military Grade Armored Vehicles
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by News EditorAccording to a recent report, the Anchorage Police Department is taking receipt of mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles. Why?
Don’t Miss Alaska Policy Forum’s Important School-Choice Event With Brian Calle Tonight!
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Updates /by News EditorBrian Calle is the Opinion Editor for the Orange County Register, and Editor-in-Chief at www.calwatchdog.com – Brian also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute; Unruh Fellow at the Jesse Unruh Institute at the University of Southern California; a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute; an adjunct professor at California State University-Fullerton; and a member emeritus of the Board of Governors for the University of Southern California.
Will Educational Freedom in Alaska Dawn in New Year?
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Joe BalyeatMilton Friedman was devoted to freedom — his belief that human free choices and free markets unfettered by government restrictions produce the happiest, healthiest, wealthiest peoples throughout world history. Friedman’s belief in freedom of choice was nowhere more adamant than in the education marketplace — where government-run monopoly public schools often consign poverty families to multi-generational bondage to local failing education institutions. Alaska is fraught with examples from inner city to remote Native regions.
Did the Gates Foundation Buy the Alaska Department of Early Childhood Development?
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by Barbara HaneyThe Alaska State Senate held hearings on January 7th and 8th on the Alaska State Standards and the Common Core curriculum. Most of the speakers at the hearing were officials from the Chief State School Officers and others affiliated with the process of drafting the state standards.
Begich Spokeswoman Takes Blame For Misstating His Whereabouts During Key Vote to Extend Unemployment Benefits; Murkowski Votes with Dems
/3 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by BECKY BOHRERA spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Mark Begich said Thursday that she misspoke when she said he missed a vote in Washington because he was traveling to the capital when, in fact, he was in Hawaii.
Alaska Group Takes Next Step to Legalize Marijuana
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Mark Thiessen, Associated PressA citizens’ group hoping to make Alaska the third state in the nation to legalize recreational use of marijuana took a step closer Wednesday, submitting more than 46,000 signatures to the state election office.
Alaska Fishermen to Walmart: Keep Your Promise
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by PRNewswireMore rallies promised in 2014 as Walmart misses end-of-year deadline to end discriminatory policy and acknowledge sustainability of Alaska salmon.
Sarah Palin’s Resolution: Call Out ‘Lapdog’ Media
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Sandy FitzgeraldSarah Palin has a New Year’s resolution — to be “more aggressive” in calling out the media for “practicing lapdog laziness.”
Alaska Banks Scramble Target Security Breach
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Associated PressFinancial institutions in Alaska are scrambling to reissue debit and credit cards to thousands of customers affected by a massive data breach that hit retailer Target.
Bret Bohn: Medical Prisoner Over 60 Days in Anchorage, Alaska
/4 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Allison MartinezWhile many of us had Christmas and New Years, the family of 26-year-old Bret Bohn has held a vigil across the street from Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska as they have most of this fall.