Incumbent Alaska legislators to be trained on how to let faith inform politics
Three Republican members of the Alaska House of Representatives are set to participate in a multi-day training session to ensure they are equipped to effectively engage the culture from a Judeo-Christian
Rep. Allard urges Alaska’s DC delegation to back Israel, secure the border & boost defense budget
Rep. Allard urges Alaska’s DC delegation to back Israel, secure the border & boost defense
Anchorage Assembly to resume public testimony on plot to oust mayor
Six members of the Anchorage Assembly voted to shut down public testimony following a heated exchange between Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance and Assemblywoman Jamie Allard at the May 24 meeting. The next public hearing on the ordinance is set for June 1,
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
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
Amid gavel pounds and cries of ‘recall’ Anchorage Assembly refuses to open restaurants
Despite impassioned pleas from some of Anchorage’s most well established and hard-hit restaurant owners, asking the Anchorage Assembly to let them reopen, the Assembly voted 7-3 to keep in place a ban on all indoor eating and drinking services. Several
Under mounting pressure, acting mayor agrees to revisit plan to reopen Anchorage restaurants
She’s late to the game, but Anchorage’s unelected Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson is now intently interested in a plan to partially reopen the city’s bars and restaurants. First developed and presented to her by Anchorage restaurant and bar owners
Assemblywoman Allard urges Anchorage to keep fighting
Anchorage has been through a lot this year, but her people are strong and many who have never before gotten involved have stepped up to the plate to express their concerns and participate in the public process. This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for all of
Anchorage Assembly chair belittles public comments, votes to extend emergency declaration
After two hours of public testimony which overwhelmingly opposed extending the emergency declaration in Anchorage, the Assembly voted 7-3 to keep it until at least Jan. 15. The passage allows Anchorage’s unelected acting mayor, Austin Quinn-Davidson, to
Anchorage Assembly refuses to allow special election to replace mayor
The Anchorage Assembly has decided that for for the next eight months, Anchorage residents will be governed by an unelected mayor who currently wields extraordinary emergency powers over the city’s 290,000 citizens. Acting Anchorage Mayor Austin
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