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Despite fraud concern, Mat-Su to consider mail-in only voting for 2020

PoliticsJune 1, 2020

Despite concerns about the security and integrity of mail-in only voting, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will consider a resolution at its June 2 meeting to halt in-person voting for the 2020 regular election this fall. Assembly Members Dan Mayfield and Tam

Alaska conservatives invited to discuss protecting election integrity

PoliticsMay 31, 2020

With talk of allowing widespread mail-in balloting across Alaska, a group of concerned conservatives are holding an online public meeting on June 1 to discuss ways of ensuring the integrity of statewide elections this fall. “If our elections aren’t

Anchorage election: Razor close races & many votes yet to be counted

PoliticsApril 7, 2020

The unofficial results of the mail-in Anchorage election were posted late Tuesday night. With thousands of ballots yet to be counted, there are a several razor close races among candidates for the Anchorage Assembly and the Anchorage School Board. Depending

Kenai Assembly splits 5-4 in support of LGBT hate crime bill

CrimeMarch 2, 2020

Following an impassioned and sometimes angry public comment period, the Kenai Borough Assembly narrowly approved a resolution on Feb. 25, urging the Alaska Legislature to include “sexual orientation and gender identity” in state hate crimes law. Sponsored

Why does Alaska need a Watchman?

AbortionDecember 19, 2019

Why indeed? This is a question I have asked myself time and again throughout the process of developing and launching this news agency. For years I have traveled in many overlapping political circles. I have friends who fall on polar opposite sides of

Faith-based Anchorage shelter heals souls by addressing ‘heart needs’

CultureDecember 13, 2019

A retired airline pilot, Sherrie Laurie, didn’t see this trip coming. She started volunteering at Anchorage’s Downtown Hope Center and then became director three years ago. Initially she just hoped to demystify the homeless and overcome her general

Anchorage Assembly to vote on ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’

PoliticsNovember 18, 2019

The Anchorage Assembly is set to proclaim Nov. 20 as a “Transgender Day of Remembrance” at its Nov. 19 meeting. A resolution to this effect is scheduled for a vote to “honor transgender people around the world whose lives have been lost to

Court: Anchorage women’s shelter is not required to admit men identifying as women

FreedomSeptember 30, 2019

Anchorage officials cannot force a faith-based women’s shelter in Anchorage to admit biological males in its overnight facility. This comes after Anchorage officials dropped a complaint against the Downtown Hope Center over the shelter’s refusal to allow

Not dead yet — assisted suicide push in Alaska

End of LifeSeptember 10, 2019

Proponents of doctor-prescribed suicide — or assisted suicide — have so far failed to bring the deadly practice to Alaska. But crucial battles lie ahead. And Alaska’s isolated disabled, elderly and poor — the biggest targets for an inexpensive

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