U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka speaks about the role of faith in political life
Four days before announcing her intent to challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski for her U.S. Senate seat in 2022, Kelly Tshibaka appeared on a prominent national program that informs and inspires Christians to pray for America. During her 11-minute interview on
State House blocks vote and discussion on whether Alaskans should be forced to vaccinate
A tense exchange broke out during the Alaska House floor session on April 12 when Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) introduced a measure meant to convey that the House was opposed to mandatory vaccines in Alaska. Eastman introduced a Sense of the House stating,
Anchorage assemblywoman urges colleagues to end acting mayor’s endless quest for emergency power
Editor’s note: The following is from a memo issued by Anchorage Assemblywoman Jamie Allard in favor of a resolution to deny Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s request that the Assembly extend the emergency COVID declaration and subsequently her powers
Sticks & Carrots: Acting Mayor won’t nix COVID mandates unless 70% of Anchorage is vaccinated
Anchorage’s Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson will not rescind her COVID mandates until 70% of Anchorage is vaccinated. In imposing the vaccine requirement through Emergency Order 20, Quinn-Davison urged city residents to apply pressure on family, friends
Anchorage voters must repudiate Dunbar’s so-called ‘fact based’ leadership
Let us consider what Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar really means by enacting a “fact-based” mayorship. But before we go there, consider a few of these facts: Fact: Flattening the curve destroyed hundreds of Anchorage businesses, including
Conservative surge: Bronson expands lead in Anchorage mayoral race, school board races grow ever tighter
The latest vote totals in the recent Anchorage election shows conservative mayoral candidate Dave Bronson increasing his narrow lead over hard-leftist Forrest Dunbar. Vote totals released on April 10 show Bronson with 19,334 votes to 18,812 for Dunbar.
Observations, concerns and suggestions about Anchorage’s election
From oddly marked ballots and disappointing voter turnout, to election integrity and political friendly fire, there is a lot to glean from Anchorage’s most recent citywide election. Here’s some of what I’ve learned. ODDLY MARKED BALLOTS City Clerk
Anchorage clerk says many ballots had all ovals filled in, which confused vote counters
Anchorage Municipal Clerk Barbara Jones offered an explanation as to why the vote count has taken longer than expected in this year’s city elections. An April 7 email detailed some of the challenges facing the municipal election team, including strange
UPDATE: Conservative Anchorage School Board candidates hurt by like-minded rivals
Conservatives running for four seats on the Anchorage School Board appear to be suffering from the fact that too like-minded candidates have split the conservative vote. After the third day of ballot counting, stalwart conservative Judy Norton Eledge is
UPDATE: Anchorage Assemblyman Rivera easily beating back recall
Highly controversial Anchorage Assemblyman Felix Rivera appears headed to victory in his effort to keep his spot on the Assembly. The latest election update from April 8 shows voters rejecting the recall attempt 4,653 to 3,417. A total of just 8,070 votes
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