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Matthew Beck

Anchorage, Alaska

"Large Number of Scanned Ballots" Contributed to Slow Processing

"Large Number of Scanned Ballots" Contributed to Slow Processing

The Municipal Clerks' Office in their April 7, 2021 press release noted an "additional issue" that contributed, among other things, to slow processing on Election Day: "After continuing to investigate and review the low number – 10,606 - of votes cast on Election Day, we discovered one

Street Outreach Teams Seek to Inform Homeless of Impending Cold

Street Outreach Teams Seek to Inform Homeless of Impending Cold

Warming tents are available to the homeless community in the parking lot of the Sullivan Arena, according to Jasmine Boyle, Executive Director of Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH). An approaching storm pattern is forecast to bring sustained winds of 30mph and gusts of 50-55mph to the Anchorage area

A Lighthearted Look at Election Day

A Lighthearted Look at Election Day

How's your election fatigue? Hang in there, we may have another month to go — here's a very lighthearted look at what we can expect tomorrow. Recall Rivera The bottom line on whether Assemblyman Rivera gets recalled is how voters in District 4 see the matter. The

Widely Known Alaska Brand Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees

James Thompson founded Alaska Industrial Hardware (AIH) in 1959, the same year Alaska became the 49th State of the Union and has, over the years, grown into a widely known Alaskan brand. With how disruptive the COVID-19 pandemic has been to the Alaskan economy, employers appear eager to get

9 Years Ago Today, Anti-Gay Discrimination Proposition Defeated

9 Years Ago Today, Anti-Gay Discrimination Proposition Defeated

Nearly a decade ago, on April 3, 2012, a ballot proposition that would have extended citywide anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and transgender identity was soundly defeated by voters. Group One Anchorage organized the proposition, which had bipartisan support including former Sen. Begich, former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles

Recall Rivera May Have Some Explaining to Do

Campaign reporting in Alaska is all at once arcane and byzantine, no question, but there are some fundamentals that really don’t change, year in and year out. You can raise money. You can spend money. But you have to disclose where you got the money, how you spent it

AK Housing Finance Corp. Has Alaskans in Limbo Over Rent Relief

AK Housing Finance Corp. Has Alaskans in Limbo Over Rent Relief

On February 17, 2021, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) began accepting applications from Alaskans in dire need of rental and utility assistance after former President Donald Trump left Americans high and dry in the wake of his administration's disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It'