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Anchorage Baptist Temple Gives Platform to Republican Candidates Days Before Election

On Sunday, tax-exempt mega church The Anchorage Baptist Temple held a “Get Out the Vote Rally” featuring several high-profile Republican candidates.  It was a highly...

APD Moves Toward Purchase of Body Cams, but Implementation Remains in Limbo

After a long wait, the Anchorage Police Department’s (APD) body-worn camera program seems to be taking a small step forward. On Oct. 5, the...

Misspelled Extremist Colorado Congresswoman Endorses Palin

This morning, we were tipped off to an Instagram post by former Alaska Gov. and current candidate for Congress, Sarah Palin (R-ArizonaWasilla) announcing her...

This week in Anchorage Politics: Early Voting, A New Ballot Initiative, Assembly Kills Bronson’s Proposal

Voting Underway With Important Issues At Stake Early voting started Oct. 24, with over 30,000 ballots already returned. On the ballot this year are an...

SplitTicket: Peltola Looks Set to Defy Political Gravity

Mary Peltola’s upset victory in the special election to fill the remainder of longtime GOP Rep. Don Young’s term has many wondering - can...

Is Stanley Wright Working on Homelessness or Not?

On Friday, Ted Eischeid, Democratic candidate for House District 22, tweeted that his campaign received a cease and desist letter from Republican challenger Stanley...

In Keeping with Tradition, Bronson Finds Municipal Job for Political Ally who Failed Confirmation

Mario Bird, whose confirmation for Municipal Attorney was denied by the Assembly, has been hired by the administration as an assistant attorney with a...

Bronson’s Power Play Fails as Assembly Rejects Further Spending on Navigation Center

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s attempt to strong-arm the Anchorage Assembly into approving his Navigation Center by authorizing a contractor to secretly rack up an...

Demboski and Trombley No Strangers to Cost Overruns by Hickel Contracting

Earlier this month, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration admitted it let a $50,000 contract balloon to a $5 million bill without required Assembly approval....

A Bitter Pill: Tshibaka’s Contraception Extremism

For months, Alaskans have seen ads stating U.S. Senate hopeful Kelly Tshibaka told a crowd she would ban birth control, and that she views...

This week in Anchorage Politics: The City Starts Abating Centennial, Bronson Again Stalls on The Golden Lion

Abatement: You Don’t Have a Home, but You Can’t Stay Here The conversation at Wednesday’s Anchorage Assembly Committee on Housing and Homelessness meeting largely centered...

Centennial Abatement Pushes Unhoused Campers Back Into City Parks

On Thursday, The Municipality of Anchorage began its abatement process at Centennial Campground, sending campers experiencing homelessness back to the Sullivan Arena and to...

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