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Judy Eledge Resigns from Library Post Following Leaked Recordings of Racist Statements

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Anchorage Public Library Deputy Director Judy Eledge resigned amid a lengthy scandal over repeated racist statements on social media and to library employees. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced Tuesday morning that he accepted her resignation, and her last day will...
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A Portrait of the Last Day of Full Operations at Alaska’s Largest Homeless Shelter

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Henry Sam sat in the Sullivan Arena, counting down the two hours until he would learn whether or not he had shelter that night, or if he’d be sleeping on the streets. If it was the latter, he had...
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Committee closes testimony on Dunleavy’s ‘parents’ rights’ bill after hearing mostly opposition

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Would a third public hearing on Gov. Mike Dunleay’s “parental rights” legislation have been the charm to deliver the support that its backers claimed is out there? We’ll never know. An unusual third public hearing on House Bill 105, legislation...
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After Pleas From Providers, Sullivan Shelter May Remain Open For Vulnerable Population

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With the closure date of the Sullivan Arena shelter less than two weeks away, homeless service providers are asking the Anchorage Assembly to adjust the plan to better accommodate medically fragile people experiencing homelessness. The Assembly voted unanimously last...
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Anchorage Moderate and Progressive Candidates See Increase in Sign Vandalism Leading up to Tuesday’s Election

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Anchorage School Board candidate Andy Holleman filed a police report Thursday morning after finding sexual images duct taped to a campaign sign defaced with the words “child porn” and “ASD approved.”  While defacing or knocking down a campaign sign isn’t...
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‘It’s very dangerous.’ Board of Education’s student advisors speak against Dunleavy’s ‘parental rights’ bill

Uncategorized Matt Acuña Buxton -
There’s been a lot of talk in the Alaska Legislature over the last week about Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s “parental rights” bill that largely mirrors the notorious “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed in Florida and other Republican states, but very...
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Willow project will reduce state oil tax income by $1 billion to $1.6 billion over a decade, reports say

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This article was republished with permission from dermotcole.com. From the Anchorage Daily News Monday after action by the Biden administration approving the Willow oil project by ConocoPhillips to be built on the North Slope: “Alaska’s congressional delegation said during a...
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Bronson Administration Fails to Implement 24 Hour Mobile Crisis Team Funded by the Assembly

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Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is requesting $350,000 to hire mental health clinicians to work on the police department's Crisis Intervention Team, but his refusal to move forward on Anchorage Fire Department’s Mobile Crisis Team may jeopardize his plans. Last year,...
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Legislators Condemn Bronson’s Proposal to Use Campgrounds for Homeless Shelter

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Eight Anchorage-area legislators issued a letter condemning the Bronson Administration’s consideration of using campgrounds as homeless shelters again this summer. “Not only would such an action be a clear and knowing violation of municipal law, but as the humanitarian crisis...
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McKenna Brothers Seen Using Muni Fuel Depot Multiple Times in January

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This story has been updated to reflect an emailed statement from the Bronson Administration.  Municipal contractor and one of Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s most public supporters, McKenna Brothers Paving, has fueled its trucks up at municipal fuel pumps on several...
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