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Public hearing on Anchorage masking nixed as mandate enacted via emergency ordinance

FeaturedOctober 11, 2021

The Anchorage Assembly has cancelled two previously scheduled public hearings on a controversial mask mandate proposal. The cancellations come after the Assembly passed an emergency order on Oct. 12, a move which effectively ended the ongoing public hearing

Ballots to recall Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel are in the mail

FeaturedOctober 4, 2021

The effort to recall leftist Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel has begun in earnest. On Oct. 4, the city mailed out 36,209 ballots to registered voters who live in Zaletel’s Assembly District 4. Ballots must be returned by Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. While Zaletel

Heated Anchorage masking debate continues Monday at 5 p.m.

FeaturedOctober 2, 2021

After three nights of heated testimony on a highly controversial and deeply divisive mask mandate proposal, the Anchorage Assembly is set for round four Monday night. Emotions are high with most testifiers adamantly opposed to the idea of forcing business

Anchorage mayor urges civility on debate over proposed mask mandate, apologizes for comparing it to Holocaust

FeaturedSeptember 30, 2021

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson released the following statement after the Sept. 29 Assembly meeting in which he expressed support for those who were drawing comparisons between Nazi treatment of Jews and the proposed mask mandate. The fourth night of public

Round three of public testimony on Anchorage mask mandate is tonight

FeaturedSeptember 30, 2021

After six more hours of testimony, largely in opposition to a proposed mask mandate, the Anchorage Assembly will get another earful tonight, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. Once again impassioned residents crowded into the Anchorage Assembly Chambers on Sept. 29 to

It’s time for conservative Alaskans to take decisive action

FeaturedSeptember 29, 2021

There’s a lot happening on the local political front over the next few days and weeks, and it is imperative that conservative minded Alaskans mobilize and take decisive action. Tonight, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m., the Anchorage Assembly is holding round two of a

Massive crowd opposes Anchorage Assembly mask mandate plan – meeting continues tonight

FeaturedSeptember 29, 2021

Anchorage residents packed the Anchorage Assembly Chambers on Sept. 28 with a large, enthusiastic crowd adamantly opposing a proposed citywide mask mandate pushed by the left-leaning majority of the Assembly. (Click here to read details of the mandate

‘Apathetic’ complaining won’t recall leftist Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel

FeaturedSeptember 27, 2021

In about a month, Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel is going to win the recall vote. About five months later, she will likely get re-elected. How do I know? Because the people who support her are showing up to vote. They show up to volunteer. They show up

Mayor blasts Anchorage Assembly’s attempt to reimpose mask mandate

FeaturedSeptember 21, 2021

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson adamantly opposes an attempt by the Anchorage Assembly to bypass his authority and reimpose a citywide mask mandate on nearly every resident. The mayor issued a strong condemnation of a draft ordinance introduced by the liberal

Anchorage offers more info on how to vote in recall election of Meg Zaletel

FeaturedSeptember 17, 2021

Anchorage residents who live in Assembly District 4 will have an opportunity to oust Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel during the Oct. 26 recall election. To better facilitate voter turnout, the city has provided a link for area residents to determine whether they

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