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Matthew Beck

Anchorage, Alaska

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

Fairbanks schools are under attack

Fairbanks schools are under attack

Well, it's March and so foundational programs are about to be cut from our schools. Music, art, and librarians are all on the chopping block. It is folly. In Kyiv there is a young woman named Illia Bondarenko who defiantly and beautifully plays the violin in a fallout

Tonight: 'Body Cams for All' community conversation

Today from 7-8pm, the Alaska Black Caucus will host a Community Conversation about police reform and the Anchorage Police Department's Body Cam Policy. The Anchorage Daily News and Alaska Public Media recently covered the delays in APD's body camera policy progress, noting that legal hiccups

'May I Be Blunt?' Save Anchorage moderator explains departure after 'Reefer-Gate'

'May I Be Blunt?' Save Anchorage moderator explains departure after 'Reefer-Gate'

Last Thursday's meeting of the Eagle River Community Council was packed with individuals who overwhelmingly support the opening of cannabis shops in their community. The high level of turnout at the meeting can most certainly be attributed to a bad political play made by Eagle River Assemblyperson Jamie