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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

Uncategorized Yarrow Silvers -
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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Lee Post: Where in the World is Dave Bronson?

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Tshibaka sets up campaign group to attack ranked choice voting as anti-democratic

Uncategorized Dermot Cole -
This story is republished from dermotcole.com with permission. Kelly Tshibaka, who may run against Rep. Mary Peltola for Congress, is trying to keep herself in the public eye with a new nonprofit she has started called “Preserve Democracy.” She will portray herself as a...
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Funding for Youth Homeless Shelter Lapses as Sullivan Capacity Increases

Uncategorized Yarrow Silvers -
As the Bronson Administration moved to expand capacity this winter at the Sullivan Arena homeless shelter, it let a contract with Covenant House Alaska providing shelter for homeless youth lapse. The decision to not extend the program with Covenant House...
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Bronson Administration Accused of Illegal and Unethical Firing of Former Municipal Manager Amy Demboski

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In a jaw-dropping letter sent today, posted on Facebook Wednesday afternoon by The Alaska Landmine and and covered extensively by the Anchorage Daily News, recently fired former Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski is accusing Mayor Dave Bronson of a...
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