In order to vote in the general election, Alaskans need to be registered to vote by Oct. 6 – 30 days before the election. The one exception is for voting for president or vice president of the United ...

Amid new reports that the overwhelming majority of Fairbanks public school students continue to languish below basic proficiency in reading, math and science, the Fairbanks School Board is set to vote ...

Both sides of the political divide are scrambling to register as many voters as possible for the upcoming Nov. 5 election. In order to vote in the general election, Alaskans need to be registered to ...

Early voting began on Sept. 16 for a slew of local races for Fairbanks Borough and city council seats. Residents will choose a mayor, three borough assembly members, two school board members, and two ...

In order to give biological girls access to the same bathrooms and as Mat-Su boys (and vice versa), the ACLU of Alaska filed a motion for preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit against a Mat-Su ...

Democrats are livid that an incarcerated New Jersey inmate has made it as one of the four candidates who will appear on the general election ballot in the upcoming contest for Alaska’s lone U.S.

Alaska’s traditional state-run education system took a step backwards this year with nearly 7 in 10 students unable to show rudimentary “proficiency” in reading and math. Additionally, 63% are failing ...

In connection with the upcoming Rosh Hashanah, it is imperative to remind the world about a prominent Jewish artist Marc Chagall, representing a symbol of peace and mutual healing - the one element ...

In connection with the upcoming Rosh Hashanah, it is imperative to remind the world about a prominent Jewish artist Marc Chagall, representing a symbol of peace and mutual healing - the one element ...

Nick Begich has picked up the endorsement of one of the nation’s leading grassroots conservative organizations. On Sept. 9, Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action) announced that it backs Begich ...

Democrats suffered yet another defeat in their attempt to keep one of their own from appearing on Alaska’s Nov. 5 general ballot. On Sept. 12, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling ...

If Republicans want to elect Jim Anderson as Homer's next mayor, they need to energize Republican voters to turn out and The Alaska Watchman aims to raise awareness of key issues affecting Alaskans.