Alaskans share conflicted feelings and photos from dramatic protest march in D.C.
Alaskans who gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 6 protest march, have created a Facebook page to share their reflections, videos and stories from a day that will certainly go down in chronicles of American history. The page includes a number of
Under mounting pressure, acting mayor agrees to revisit plan to reopen Anchorage restaurants
She’s late to the game, but Anchorage’s unelected Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson is now intently interested in a plan to partially reopen the city’s bars and restaurants. First developed and presented to her by Anchorage restaurant and bar owners
Lt. Governor’s office explains why he waited to tell Alaska of voter registration hack
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer waited five weeks before alerting Alaskans that the state’s voter registration system had been hacked back in October, exposing sensitive information of 113,000 Alaskans. One day after releasing this information, his office answered
Opponents prep to resist Anchorage Assembly’s plan to extend COVID mandates
On Monday, Nov. 16, the Anchorage Assembly will hold a special meeting to extend its emergency COVID declaration for the fifth time – prolonging it to the end of the year. It won’t come, however, without considerable public outcry. Opponents have compiled
Unelected Anchorage mayor imposes mask mandate, restricts gatherings increases enforcement
Anchorage’s unelected acting mayor, Austin Quinn-Davidson has decided to wield her newly inherited emergency powers to impose city-wide mask mandates and tighter restrictions on gatherings. She announced her new mandates during a Nov. 6 press conference.
Anchorage Assembly refuses to allow special election to replace mayor
The Anchorage Assembly has decided that for for the next eight months, Anchorage residents will be governed by an unelected mayor who currently wields extraordinary emergency powers over the city’s 290,000 citizens. Acting Anchorage Mayor Austin
Alaska Independence Party convention makes pitch for disaffected voters
Party leaders and candidates from the Alaska Independence Party (AIP) met in Wasilla on Oct. 17 for the organization’s first statewide convention in a decade. The gathering of roughly 20 people at Mat-Su Resort occurred just one day after the release of a
Anchorage Assembly chooses ‘acting mayor’ to replace Berkowitz
Anchorage Assemblywoman Austin Quinn-Davidson will become the acting mayor of Anchorage on Oct. 23 when Mayor Ethan Berkowitz officially resigns from office. The Assembly reorganized its leadership during a special meeting on Oct. 16 with the majority
Alyse Galvin says she’ll caucus with Dems, backs abortion platform
Alyse Galvin, who says she’s running as an independent in challenging Republican Don Young for his U.S. House seat, admitted that she fully intends to caucus with Democrats and supports the party’s platform on abortion. Galvin took part in a hard-hitting
Anchorage churches restricted to 50% capacity under mayor’s latest order
Beginning Monday, Aug. 31, Anchorage area churches will be allowed to open at 50% capacity. This is up from the 15-person limit which had been in effect for the past month. Mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced the pending changes during his weekly press briefing
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