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Matthew Beck

Anchorage, Alaska

Les Gara for Governor to Hold Tuesday ‘Funraiser’ Event

Les Gara for Governor to Hold Tuesday ‘Funraiser’ Event

The fundraiser is being co-hosted by 100 individuals, including former Anchorage Municipal Manager Bill Falsey, former Alaska State Senator Hollis French and Anchorage Assembly members Kameron Perez-Verdia and Meg Zaletel, among others.

Save Anchorage member: Combo 'hissy fit' comment and limp wrist gesture not homophobic

Save Anchorage member: Combo 'hissy fit' comment and limp wrist gesture not homophobic

At a September 29 meeting of the Anchorage Assembly, anti-mask activist Paul Kendall, who had previously unsuccessfully run for office numerous times, called Anchorage Assembly Vice Chair Christopher Constant, who is gay, a "cocksucker." Kendall was escorted from the Assembly chambers that evening and later arrested for

Bronson Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Brought By Clifford Armstrong III

Bronson Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Brought By Clifford Armstrong III

According to a press release issued today by the Office of the Mayor, the Municipality of Anchorage, and Clifford Armstrong III, who served as Anchorage’s first Chief Equity Officer, an agreement to bring about an end to a lawsuit Armstrong filed against the city alleging he had been improperly

"A" for effort, but the recall of far-right Assembly person will not proceed.

"A" for effort, but the recall of far-right Assembly person will not proceed.

The Recall Jamie Allard group has ended their efforts to recall Jamie Allard after the group was unable to collect the necessary number of signatures by the required due date that might have advanced the initiative.

Government produces records specific to former Save Anchorage member/Wasilla resident Aaron J. Mileur

Government produces records specific to former Save Anchorage member/Wasilla resident Aaron J. Mileur

In March, Aaron J. Mileur of Wasilla, Alaska, was arrested for his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, armed insurrection. Until news of his arrest broke, Mileur had been an active Save Anchorage member. According to the Statement of Facts filed by a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau

Dunbar files for re-election

Dunbar files for re-election

In a tweet, East Anchorage Assembly member Forrest Dunbar announced that he had filed his Declaration of Candidacy with the Clerk’s Office earlier this morning and is officially running for re-election. “Thank you again to all my tremendous supporters and to the people who encouraged me to continue

ACBE Open Letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski on Voting Rights

ACBE Open Letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski on Voting Rights

The Alaska Coalition of BIPOC Educators (ACBE) is writing to you today, demanding that you support and vote for The Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.