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Special Assembly Meeting Schedule for Election Items – January 19

Special Assembly Meeting Schedule for Election Items – January 19

Citing a high number of propositions proposed for the April 5, 2022 Regular Municipal Election and the high public interest surrounding the proposals, the Anchorage Assembly has scheduled a special meeting for January 19 to take public testimony on election-related items.

Alaskans for Better Government wraps up signature gathering three weeks ahead of schedule

Alaskans for Better Government wraps up signature gathering three weeks ahead of schedule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ###### Alaskans for Better Government has collected more than 55,000 signatures from Alaskans in support of an initiative to formalize the State’s government-to-government relationship with Tribes, blazing past the initial goal of 36,140. The campaign will submit petition booklets to the Division of Elections for

Save Anchorage Handlers Beat Hive Ahead of Tonight’s Assembly Meeting

Save Anchorage Handlers Beat Hive Ahead of Tonight’s Assembly Meeting

Members of the far-right shadowy Save Anchorage operation have been encouraged by the group's handlers to testify this evening in opposition to AO-117. This proposed ordinance would put additional rules for meeting procedures into the municipal code. The ordinance would codify additional rules of procedure for the Assembly

ACBE, Food for thought

ACBE, Food for thought

We can act like racism doesn’t exist, but it does. There are so many people who say "Let the past be the past", but it’s not as simple as that.

Forrest for Assembly volunteer kickoff event this Wednesday

Forrest for Assembly volunteer kickoff event this Wednesday

East Anchorage Assembly Member Forrest Dunbar is holding a volunteer kickoff event this Wednesday, January 12th at 5:30pm.

Alaska Ombudsman determines excessive force used by DOC officers in 2017

Alaska Ombudsman determines excessive force used by DOC officers in 2017

Alaska Ombudsman Kate Burkhart has released a public summary of the investigation of a complaint that correctional officers used excessive force on three inmates at Anchorage Correctional Complex (ACC). The investigation began after an inmate at the Anchorage Correctional Complex contacted the Ombudsman on November 22, 2017 to report that

Ignoring Calls to Speak to the Public About Omicron, Dunleavy Goes Into Hiding. Again.

Ignoring Calls to Speak to the Public About Omicron, Dunleavy Goes Into Hiding. Again.

Democratic candidate for Alaska Governor Les Gara called on Governor Mike Dunleavy last month to hold a press conference with health experts before the fast-spreading omicron variant was able to infect large numbers of Alaskans, but Governor Dunleavy has ignored that call.