Anchorage Assemblyman blasts colleagues for ignoring public and ditching historic city seal
In a split decision, the Anchorage Assembly narrowly voted to officially erase all historical references to the famous Captain James Cook from the city’s official
OPINION: Homer voters should put conservative Mike Jones on the city council
When you take a close look at the choices in this election, it is clear that conservative Homer voters should choose Mike Jones for the Homer City
Anchorage mom struggles to find safe park for kids amid ‘dying city,’ ruled by inebriates & drug addicts
When our local Anchorage government refuses to enforce the laws on the books, then vagrants, public inebriates, and drug addicts rule the
Juneau to finalize details of Sept. 28 publicly funded ‘Transgender Townhall’
The City and Borough of Juneau is finalizing its plan to host a first-ever “Transgender Town Hall” on Sept.
Juneau planning a publicly funded ‘Transgender Town Hall’
The City and Borough of Juneau plans to host its first-ever “Transgender Town Hall” in September.
Amid rising vagrancy, Palmer to hold townhall meeting
The historic Mat-Su farm community in Palmer is experiencing some of the big-city vagrancy problems that have plagued larger urban populations for decades. With rising reports of public defecation, litter and even threats of violence, the city is set to hold
Political lines form in push to recall leftist Palmer City Council members
With early voting in Palmer now underway to recall three far-left city council members, political lines have been drawn in the small Mat-Su town. Many community leaders, on both the left and right, have taken opposing sides on the recall election, which began
Anchorage women’s shelter says city licensing plan would gut its volunteer base
A faith-based battered women’s shelter could lose half its staff if the Anchorage Assembly forges ahead with a proposal to heavily monitor and control non-profit outreaches for the homeless and the people who are allowed to volunteer and staff the
Want to vote in person for Anchorage mayor? City offers extra hours at vote centers
Anchorage election workers were not expecting the massive surge of in-person voters who turned up on April 6 for the recent citywide election. To avoid having to scramble once again during the May 11 mayoral runoff election, the city expanded operational
Downtown Anchorage echoes with honking protests on eve of latest shutdown
Several dozen vehicles, draped in flags and signs, circled Anchorage City Hall on Nov. 30 to protest a new lockdown imposed by Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson. The “Rolling Protest Against Tyranny,” included mayoral candidate Dave Bronson and others
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