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First Batch of Unofficial Results for Municipal Elections Released

First Batch of Unofficial Results for Municipal Elections Released

The Clerk has released the first batch of unofficial results for today's Municipal Election. As expected, incumbent members of the assembly are leading their respective races with the exception of District 6 representative John Weddleton, who is trailing Randy Sulte by a narrow margin of 153 votes. The

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

For over a year, right-wing radicals associated with the far-right Save Anchorage Facebook group have systematically worked to divide and conquer the city. They have assailed Anchorage Assembly meetings with debunked, categorically false information about masks, the COVID-19 pandemic, Anchorage's homeless situation, and many other issues. Members of

Stonewall Bronson: Emails Show Demboski Ignoring Repeated Requests for WEKA Document

Stonewall Bronson: Emails Show Demboski Ignoring Repeated Requests for WEKA Document

Emails obtained by The Blue Alaskan show that Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski has repeatedly refused to respond to requests for information sent to her by Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance over the past several weeks. Since March 14, LaFrance has sought details about the Municipality of Anchorage's

This Week In Sanity: 'WEKA's Quick Rise'

This Week In Sanity: 'WEKA's Quick Rise'

I first wrote about WEKA last year when the for-profit business's name appeared in a September APOC complaint. I soon discovered that WEKA owners Todd and Crystal Herring and through their various businesses, donated thousands of dollars to David Bronson's mayoral campaign and the pro-Bronson Independent

Opinion: Amend CER's Title 21 to mirror Anchorage’s regulations for cannabis shops in Anchorage

Opinion: Amend CER's Title 21 to mirror Anchorage’s regulations for cannabis shops in Anchorage

Written by Donna Schopp If you were unable to attend the meeting held Wednesday, March 30th at the Eagle River Lion’s Club with the owners of the cannabis shop Alice’s, I’d like to acknowledge that it went very well. There were approximately 20+ community members present who

Santa Claus Jumps Into U.S. House Race

Santa Claus Jumps Into U.S. House Race

North Pole Alaska resident Santa Claus (yes, that's his real name) announced today his candidacy for the Special Election to complete Alaska Congressman Don Young's current term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Claus identifies as an independent, progressive, democratic socialist and shares many of

You can help stop the impending ANC-pocolypse, here's how

You can help stop the impending ANC-pocolypse, here's how

You don't want the four horse people of the ANC-pocalypse to descend on our city and turn it into a right-wing bastion of hate where elected officials regularly espouse conspiracy theories as truth do you? If not, (and I hope it's not) the Municipal Clerk'