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OPINION: Mayor Dave Bronson’s Stubborn Approach to Homelessness Will Cost Taxpayers Millions but Yield Little Result

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current -
Mayor Dave Bronson’s Administration broke the law by telling Roger Hickel to go ahead with work on the Tudor and Elmore Navigation Center, absent Assembly approval or even notification. This was a huge error which may cost the taxpayers millions. Nevertheless,...
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The Best and Worst Political Stunts of 2022: U.S. Senate Edition

Commentary The Alaska Current -
In what will be a temporarily reoccurring feature (from now until Election Day), here are the best and worst political stunts of the 2022 election cycle.  If you are like me, you're starting to feel extreme hostility towards the human...
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Misspelled Extremist Colorado Congresswoman Endorses Palin

Commentary Yarrow Silvers -
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 endorsement from Islamophobic, racist, eschatologist, constitution-hating-religious extremist, unsafe-gun-storer, failed-restauranteur, liar and grifter Congresswoman Lauren Boehbert...
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SplitTicket: Peltola Looks Set to Defy Political Gravity

Commentary Yarrow Silvers -
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 she defy political gravity and win a full term? Because of the incumbent’s broad appeal,...
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This week in Anchorage Politics: The City Starts Abating Centennial, Bronson Again Stalls on The Golden Lion

Commentary Yarrow Silvers -
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 on whether the city can resume abating camps. The administration began to clear out the Centennial...
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Did Dunleavy’s State-Paid Surrogates do any Real Work on Public Time?

Commentary The Alaska Current -
Recent press coverage of the Dunleavy for Governor campaign has focused on the collusion between that campaign and the Independent Expenditure group, “A Stronger Alaska,” which appears to be a nominal shell entity run by the Republican Governors Association. The...
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This Week in Anchorage Politics: Mr. Lazer Goes to Anchorage (and embarrasses himself and many of us)

Commentary Yarrow Silvers -
October 8-14, 2022 This Week in Anchorage Politics will be a regular scheduled column published on Fridays. This column's aim is to help you quickly and easily stay informed about what is happening each week in our Municipal government. Anchorage made...
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