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Matthew Beck

Anchorage, Alaska

Stephanie Taylor Shares Dave Bronson's Far-Right Politics, Looks to Be Close Ally on the Assembly

Stephanie Taylor Shares Dave Bronson's Far-Right Politics, Looks to Be Close Ally on the Assembly

Last fall, pro-Bronson supporters, many associated with the far-right Save Anchorage Facebook group, appeared in photographs shared worldwide after they attended a series of fall Assembly meetings adorned with holocaust imagery to protest a proposed mask mandate. Attending those meetings were Anchorage Assembly candidates and longtime Save Anchorage

DNC Funds New Alaska Democratic Party Organizing Director

DNC Funds New Alaska Democratic Party Organizing Director

This is a pretty big deal. The Alaska Democratic party announced today that it has been awarded a generous grant from the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The grant will be used to support the hiring of an Organizing Director who will focus on voter education around new voting laws in

Assembly Leadership to Seek Extension of Service for Acting Chief Equity Officer

Assembly Leadership to Seek Extension of Service for Acting Chief Equity Officer

According to a press release, Assembly Leadership will ask Assembly members to approve a resolution that would allow for Anchorage’s Acting Chief Equity Officer, Uluao “Junior” Aumavae, to continue in the position while Mayor Dave Bronson’s lawsuit against the Assembly proceeds. Assembly Resolution 2022-91 seeks an exemption

Here we go again: 'It's fraud if we lose in April'

Here we go again: 'It's fraud if we lose in April'

Ahead of last year's mayoral election, elements associated with the far-right began a concerted disinformation campaign. The narrative alleged that should East Anchorage Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar win the mayoral runoff; it would only be because fraud had been perpetrated against the residents of Anchorage. Seemingly in tandem,

Ballots for the April 5 regular municipal election are on their way!

Ballots for the April 5 regular municipal election are on their way!

The Anchorage Municipal Clerk's Office announced today that roughly 210,000 ballot packages are being mailed today to qualified registered voters and that voters can expect to receive their ballot package in the mail by Monday, March 21, 2022.

The Mailbag: "Common Ground."

The Mailbag: "Common Ground."

I haven't done one of these since last October, mainly because they can be time-consuming, even with a PAC-funded network of out-of-state deep-state bloggers mucking about (just kidding, that's not even a thing). However, in light of an exciting series of

Proponents of Suing School Board Members Claim Cause Is "Legal & Lawful."

Proponents of Suing School Board Members Claim Cause Is "Legal & Lawful."

The group of individuals who seek to personally sue members of the Anchorage School Board over the district's mandated COVID-19 mask policy have switched up their messaging over the poorly rationalized effort that ostensibly serves as nothing more than a vehicle to harass elected officials who chose