Leftist candidates eke out wins in sharply divided Anchorage – mayoral race heads to runoff
With vote counting now over, the Anchorage’s far left can breathe a sigh of relief after narrowly winning all four school board races and retaining arguably the most radical assemblyman the city has ever seen. A total of 75,365 Anchorage resident voted in
Anchorage assemblywoman urges colleagues to end acting mayor’s endless quest for emergency power
Editor’s note: The following is from a memo issued by Anchorage Assemblywoman Jamie Allard in favor of a resolution to deny Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s request that the Assembly extend the emergency COVID declaration and subsequently her powers
Voter turnout remains low in final hours of Anchorage election
With one day left to vote, more than 177,000 Anchorage voters have not cast their ballots. As of April 5, only 43,434 ballots had been received by the municipal clerk’s office. The election closes at 8 p.m. tonight, April 6. The low voter turnout comes on
Judge expedites suit that aims to force Anchorage to fill acting mayor’s ‘vacant’ Assembly seat
Alaska Superior Court Judge Jennifer Henderson agreed to schedule oral arguments in an expedited case against the Municipality of Anchorage over whether Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s Assembly seat is vacant and should be filled at the April 6
Anchorage Assemblywoman Zaletel hopes to officially condemn conservative colleague Allard
One of the most liberal members of the Anchorage Assembly, Meg Zaletel, will introduce an ordinance to condemn the most conservative member at the Feb. 9 Assembly meeting. Zaletel’s resolution airs a litany of grievances she has against fellow Assemblywoman
Anchorage man takes city to court to fill acting mayor’s now ‘vacant’ Assembly seat
Dustin Darden is on a mission to reshape the Anchorage Assembly. On Jan. 29 he filed to fill Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s seat on the Assembly. Since Quinn-Davidson assumed the role of acting mayor on Oct. 23, 2020, her West Anchorage Assembly seat
Anchorage Assemblyman Dunbar mocks constituents in newly released emails
An newly released email thread between Anchorage Assembly members Forest Dunbar and Christopher Constant shows the two men mocking and belittling conservative constituents who opposed the Assembly’s plan last summer to use federal CARES Act funds to buy and
Assembly looks to enshrine mandatory masks in Anchorage code
Several Anchorage Assembly members want to permanently enshrine the mandatory wearing of facemasks in city code. Assembly members Meg Zaletel, Suzanne LaFrance and John Weddleton plan to bring forward the proposal at the Jan. 26 Assembly meeting. The
Will the muni tank its defense of Anchorage’s right to recall Assemblyman Rivera?
It wasn’t easy, but after braving bitter cold temperatures, and driving wind, rain and snow an army of 300 signature gatherers succeeded in compiling 5,000 plus names of Anchorage residents who want to recall Assembly Chair Felix Rivera. All this was
Anchorage Assembly looks to empower clerk to find dirt on potential candidates
The Anchorage Assembly is considering an ordinance that would make a number of changes to the city’s vote-by-mail system, which has been in place since 2018. Submitted by Assembly members Pete Peterson and Suzanne LaFrance at the Dec. 22 Assembly meeting,
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