Tag: Fairbanks Borough Assembly

Fairbanks Assemblywoman says colleagues and school board are skirting Open Meetings Act to raise taxes

FeaturedFebruary 13, 2024

Conservative Fairbanks Borough Assemblywoman Barbara Haney is claiming that liberal members of the school board and assembly are using a largely unknown ad hoc education committee to hatch critical and far-reaching legislation outside of the public

Despite tanking enrollment, Fairbanks wants to raise taxes by $10M to benefit public schools

EducationFebruary 8, 2024

Sponsored by Borough Mayor Bryce Ward and Assembly members Savannah Fletcher and Brett Rotermund, the ordinance aims to ask borough residents if they would approve an increase to the tax cap so that the borough could tax residents an additional $10 million

TONIGHT: Hard-left activists aim to pressure Fairbanks to adopt controversial climate plan

FeaturedJanuary 24, 2023

A group of climate alarmists and critical race theory activists are hoping to resist efforts to alter and limit the scope of the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s controversial “Climate Action & Adaptation Plan.” Area environmentalists had hoped to

GOING ‘GREEN’? Fairbanks weighs switching borough fleet to questionable electric vehicles

FeaturedOctober 20, 2022

Despite mounting reports that new electronic vehicles perform poorly and may actually cause greater overall damage to the environment than gas automobiles, the Fairbanks Borough Assembly may soon begin replacing its existing fleet with electronic vehicles. A

OPINION: How Fairbanks Christians can vote to defend traditional values

CultureSeptember 22, 2022

GUEST COLUMN BY JON & RUTH EWIG Whether we have young children or teens in homeschool, private or public school we need to fulfill our duty as American citizens to participate in voting at the local community as well as state and national levels.

Fairbanks mom reports trans biological male who entered girls’ locker room

CrimeFebruary 24, 2022

Johanna Ray planned a winter birthday party for her six-year-old son during the Feb. 22 open swim time at the Hamme Pool in Fairbanks. What was supposed to be a family friendly environment was quickly shattered when a transgender biological male entered into

Leftists win 6 of 8 Fairbanks races, but borough mayor retains post

FeaturedOctober 5, 2021

Fairbanks conservatives had a golden opportunity to build on their 2020 victories but were unable to duplicate last year’s success when they won seven of eight borough and city races. The unofficial results of the Oct. 5 election show that hard-left

Fairbanks values voter guide looks to boost city’s conservative resurgence

AbortionOctober 1, 2021

Fairbanks conservatives surged to victory in 2020 with seven of eight races going their way. In an effort to build on this momentum and elect even more strong pro-life and pro-family candidates in Fairbanks, Alaska Family Action has released its latest Values

Fairbanks candidates reveal hard-left agenda during political forum

AbortionSeptember 7, 2021

Ten candidates running for borough or city offices in Fairbanks this October participated in a recent online forum where they shared views on LGBTQ issues, community-run police oversight boards and climate change, among other issues. Hosted by the UAF Nanook

Strong Fairbanks conservative aims to reclaim spot on Assembly to defend property rights

FeaturedJune 6, 2021

Former Fairbanks Borough assemblyman, Lance Roberts, announced June 4 at the GOP luncheon at the Westmark, Fairbanks that he intends to run for the Borough Assembly once again in the 2021 contest. Roberts served on the Assembly from 2012 to 2018. This was a

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