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Will conservative voters turn the tide in what could be a sea change election in Anchorage?

FeaturedApril 1, 2024

Do Anchorage voters want a Planned Parenthood-endorsed, far-left activist at the helm of the mayor’s office? Do they want to pay $5 million for glorified port-a-potties? Are they on board with throwing $63 million at their rapidly shrinking and academically

Anchorage in-person Vote Centers open in three locations

FeaturedMarch 26, 2024

Three, in-person vote centers are now open in Anchorage, giving residents additional options in voting in the mayoral and school board elections, along with eight ballot propositions for municipal bonds that amount to nearly $71 million totaling more than

Candidates begin filing for new Anchorage Assembly seat on May 3

FeaturedApril 29, 2022

Candidates can begin filing to run for the newly created 12th Anchorage Assembly seat starting at 8 a.m. on May 3. The deadline to file is May 10 at 5 p.m. A special election will be held on June 21 to fill the new seat. Candidate forms are available

Anchorage Election Update: 2nd round of tabulations released

FeaturedApril 6, 2022

The second day of vote tabulation revealed no substantial changes in key Anchorage Assembly and school board races on April 6. Three of the four hard-left incumbents are still leading comfortably, while fellow liberal John Weddleton continues to trail his

Early returns show most Anchorage Assembly & school board incumbents leading

EducationApril 5, 2022

Early returns in Anchorage’s April 5 mail-in election show three of the four hard-left incumbents in the lead, while fellow liberal John Weddleton is narrowly trailing his conservative challenger Randy Sulte. The open seat in Eagle River, however, looks

Vote NO on Anchorage school bonds: Focus must be students, not buildings

EducationMarch 23, 2022

We all want our kids to have the best chance of success in life. Anchorage’s public schools play a vital role in that outcome. Unfortunately, we are hobbling our kids’ academic opportunities by allocating far too many of our nation-leading

Anchorage mail-in ballots found in garbage, vacant mailbox, wrong district

FeaturedMarch 22, 2022

Anchorage School Board Candidate Mark Anthony Cox sent a photo to the Alaska Watchman on March 21 showing a municipal mail-in ballot lying in the trash can at the city’s southside U.S. Post Office (see photo to the right). Another resident, Dewey Wells,

Anchorage voters have 2 days left to ensure they can vote in April election

FeaturedMarch 2, 2022

Anchorage residents must be registered to vote by this Sunday, March 6, in order to participate in the upcoming April 5 election, which may be one of the most consequential in the city’s history. Five solid Anchorage Assembly candidates are attempting to

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

This is it Anchorage – vote now or roll over!

FeaturedApril 5, 2021

Despite a year of protests, rallies and passion-filled Anchorage Assembly meetings, conservatives are not turning out in droves to vote for a new mayor, school board candidates or to oust hard-left Assembly Chair Felix Rivera. As of April 2, only 34,150

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