After conservative pushback, Fairbanks Assembly ditches plan to lay groundwork for mail-in ballots
Following massive pushback from area conservatives, the left-leaning Fairbanks Borough Assembly has abandoned a plan aimed at laying the groundwork for universal mail-in voting. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Savannah Fletcher, the failed resolution was shot down
Ripe for manipulation: Alaska’s ‘jungle primary’ is a chaotic mess
Alaska’s current primary voting system creates political mayhem. Mail-in and early voting is already underway for the Aug. 20 primary, but in the end, nearly every candidate vying for state office will make it onto the general ballot no matter how few
Amid seismic shift in public education, Mat-Su to vote on expanding charter schools
In November, Mat-Su Borough voters will be asked to approve a $58.1 million bond package to purchase, design and construct three new charter school buildings for existing programs that are currently packed to capacity with long waiting lists of families eager
OPINION: Oppose the witch hunt against conservative Fairbanks Assemblywoman
On July 25, the Fairbanks Borough Assembly will take up an ethics complaint brought against Assemblywoman Barbara Haney by Kristin Schupp. She alleges that Haney broke code 6.12.010 which states that a “public official shall not represent themselves as
Internal emails show Denali Park head backed banning U.S. flags from trucks on park road
Internal emails show Denali Park Superintendent backed banning U.S. flags from construction trucks on park
Defiant Mat-Su Health Foundation rebuffs members’ requests to vote for governing board
The June 10 annual membership meeting of the Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) included impassioned calls for the organization to let its members, once again, vote for who represents them on the organization’s powerful governing board of
TONIGHT: Amid growing controversy, Mat-Su Health Foundation to hold membership meeting
Facing mounting controversy about the insular way it selects board members and facing questions about how it spends millions of dollars gleaned from the local hospital, the Mat-Su Health Foundation will hold its annual membership meeting on June
Assemblyman calls out Mat-Su Health Foundation for ‘taxation without representation’
Mat-Su Borough Assemblyman Rob Yundt in introducing a resolution to highlight what he sees as oppressive operational practices by the Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF), an enormously wealthy organization that was originally founded to promote the health and
Anchorage mayoral candidates reveal stark differences on hot-button social issues
A one-hour mayoral forum, between former Anchorage Assemblywoman Suzanne LaFrance and incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson revealed sharp differences on some of the most divisive and controversial cultural
Alaskan Homestead Expo offered ‘magnetic showmanship’ and old-timey wisdom
Classrooms and tents were packed to capacity, flanked by retail and informational booths. Youth learned leather tooling, orienteering, and dug deeply into hands-on seeds, worms, sourdough baking and more. The meeting space overlooking the wintertime rink held
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