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Grassroots push to hand count all Mat-Su Borough elections gains traction

FeaturedAugust 12, 2022

Brian Endle, who is running for Mat-Su Borough Assembly, is on a mission to ensure that all votes in Mat-Su Borough elections are hand counted. He’s part of an coalition of concerned citizens who want to do away with Dominion voting machines for all borough

Mat-Su urged to ‘dump Dominion machines’ for upcoming elections

FeaturedJuly 21, 2022

A coordinated group of Mat-Su residents attended the July 19 Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting requesting that the borough become the first in Alaska to scrap all of its Dominion ballot tabulation machines. In a string of about 25 testimonies that spanned an

Mat-Su approves lifetime term limits, property tax breaks, redistricting map

PoliticsJuly 13, 2022

Mat-Su voters easily passed lifetime term limits for borough mayor and assembly members, as well as additional property tax breaks for seniors and military veterans. They also approved new redistricting lines for the seven assembly districts spread across the

Mat-Su to vote on terms limits, taxes & redistricting in Tuesday election

FeaturedJuly 11, 2022

The Mat-Su Borough has a packed special election set for July 12 when residents will decide on term limits for elected officials, tax reductions for seniors and veterans, and a proposed redistricting map. On election day, residents can vote in person at

Mat-Su Assembly ordinances look to protect gun rights

FeaturedMay 12, 2022

In an effort to safeguard gun rights for area residents, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will hear public testimony on two separate firearms resolutions at its May 17 regular meeting. The first item declares the borough’s opposition to using any of its funds to

Tell the Mat-Su Borough to defend your right to keep and bear arms

CultureMarch 14, 2022

The repeal of the anti-gun range red-tape ordinance is on the agenda for Tuesday’s Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting, and the Assembly members need to hear from you! It’s time to stand up and make your voices heard in defense of your

Gun rights group releases results of Mat-Su candidate survey

FeaturedNovember 1, 2021

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Mat-Su residents will vote for a new mayor as well as borough assembly and school board members. In the lead up to the election, Alaska Gun Rights has published the results of a survey of Mat-Su candidates running for Borough Assembly and

Empowering voters: Who are the principled Mat-Su conservatives running for political office?

FeaturedSeptember 28, 2021

In an effort to clearly identify the strongest conservative candidates for local office in the Mat-Su, the Alaska Watchman sent a survey to everyone running for seats in Palmer, Wasilla and the Mat-Su Borough. Our survey focused on some of the most important

Mat-Su Borough mayor overrides effort to repeal controversial gun range restrictions

CultureDecember 1, 2020

The heated and protracted debate over whether to increase regulations on outdoor shooting ranges in the Mat-Su Borough ended with Borough Mayor Vern Halter vetoing the Assembly’s vote to reconsider an ordinance that passed last month. The majority of

CORRECTION: Mat-Su Borough Assembly is not seeking to impose a mask mandate

FeaturedNovember 20, 2020

On Nov. 19 the Watchman published an article which suggested that the Mat-Su Borough Assembly was seeking approval from Alaska’s attorney general’s office to impose a borough-wide mask mandate. This was not the case. The article reported on an exchange

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