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Anchorage Mayor-elect LaFrance announces key hires

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Anchorage Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance is shaping her administration.
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Cloudy With A Chance Of Disaster

Environment Victoria Petersen -
As climate change increases the likelihood of deadly landslides, cities like Juneau are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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Anchorage Mayor Bronson concedes race to LaFrance

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
As of Tuesday, Suzanne LaFrance had 53.54% of the vote, while Dave Bronson has 46.46%.
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Anchorage Assembly orders review after leaked texts show shelter contractors rallying votes for Bronson

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Mayor Bronson absent as Assembly grapples with leaked text fallout. Allegations of voter manipulation and possible misconduct loom large over shelter contracts.
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LaFrance declares victory, will be Anchorage’s first elected female mayor

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Suzanne LaFrance’s 5,487-vote lead over Mayor Dave Bronson is larger than the number of outstanding ballots.
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Suzanne LaFrance dominates early returns

Anchorage Yarrow Silvers -
As preliminary results roll in, Suzanne LaFrance emerges as the front-runner in Anchorage's mayoral run-off race.
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What to watch for in Anchorage’s mayoral runoff

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Anchorage’s mayoral race once again comes down to a runoff election. Three years after far-right Mayor Dave Bronson won in a runoff election, today he will be facing off against moderate former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance in another. Polls...
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Bronson stretches the truth and fear-mongers over ‘wokeness’

Anchorage Yarrow Silvers -
In Anchorage's mayoral run-off, Mayor Bronson ramps up fear-mongering, while LaFrance stresses collaboration over divisive rhetoric in bid for mayoral seat.
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Fairbanks schools deserve our support

Commentary Dermot Cole -
This election is also about saving our schools, the quality of which has everything to do with what kind of future Fairbanks will enjoy or endure.
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Alaska’s zine scene continues to grow

Anchorage Victoria Petersen -
"We all have a story to tell." Alaskans are expressing themselves and building community through zines.
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