Eaglexit is a group comprised of people from the greater Chugiak-Eagle River area. We are Assembly District 2 (AD2) within the Municipality of Anchorage. AD2 extends from Eklutna to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. We formed this group to explore the...
“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” – Justice Learned Hand
Democracy is the heart of our constitution, but democracy cannot exist without the people...
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com, and is republished here with permission.
Though the answers came in the form of noncommittal bureaucratese, state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities officials did not dispute they failed to follow federal...
In December 2022, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) workers announced they were forming a union. Non-management staff publicly declared a supermajority of support and submitted a request for voluntary recognition to the organization’s leadership.
In the following 8-plus months, the organization's leadership...
One year ago today, Congress passed the most significant action we have ever taken to tackle the climate crisis. Together we passed the Inflation Reduction Act, and across our state, we see the stunning improvements it’s bringing to our...
As the Biden Administration celebrates the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the work to fulfill its ambitious goals — equitable job creation, clean energy generation, emissions reduction, and sustainable investments in the economic development of rural and...
We are here to express our support for Chris Tuck for Mayor of Anchorage. His 14-year voting record in the Alaska State Legislature reflects his support for women and a woman’s right to choose. He is a person of...
Anchorage desperately needs not only a new name in leadership, but a qualitatively different experience of leadership. With 25 years of management experience, and six years on the Assembly – including two as Chair – and with deep integrity,...
A bipartisan group of Alaska state legislators has penned a letter to the federal government in support of a rule aimed at preventing anti-abortion states from accessing out-of-state abortion records to prosecute patients and providers, a sharp rebuke of...
When Hilcorp threatened to leave Alaska if our legislature decides that they should pay corporate taxes, something that is standard for major oil companies in the state, they didn’t realize how many Alaskans were ready to call their bluff.
This...