Challenged by Radical Far-Right Candidate, Dunbar to Kick off Reelection Bid This Week
East Anchorage Assembly Member Forrest Dunbar will kick off his re-election campaign with a virtual fundraiser this Wednesday November 17, 2021 at 6:30 pm.
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Far-right Save Anchorage backed candidates to speak at radical right-wing celebration with Mayor David Bronson in tow
Stephanie Taylor, a Save Anchorage member-turned-radical Anchorage Assembly candidate, and Mark Anthony Cox, an anti-mask, biblical values-based school board candidate, are slated to attend a November 15 event at the Loussac Library hosted by the far-right Alaska Parents' Rights in Education (APRE) organization.
Anchorage Mayor David Bronson is scheduled
Alaska Sen. Murkowski officially announces reelection campaign
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her reelection bid to the U.S. Senate today.
Assembly Certifies Vote after Zaletel Defeats Recall Attempt
On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly certified the results in a special election that sought, for reasons very few believed, to recall Assembly Member Meg Zaletel from her Assembly Seat.
Zaletel named new Interim Executive Director of Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness
Today, the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH) announced that Assembly member, Meg Zaletel, has been appointed their Interim Executive Director. According to a press release from Anchorage Legislative Liaison Clare Ross, Zaletel will now lead the community's efforts to address homelessness.
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Bronson appointed Prophet who didn't foresee social media scandal, withdraws name from consideration
Roughly a day and a half after The Blue Alaskan documented anti-gay, sexist, and ostensibly hateful social media posts made by a Facebook account bearing Pastor Cheston McCrea’s name, the self-described Prophet pulled his name from consideration for the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission (AERC). The Prophet had been appointed
Alaska Children's Trust encourages testimony over proposed budget program cuts
In a series of tweets last week, Alaska Children's Trust called on the public to testify about Anchorage's proposed budget after the non-profit identified concerns with specific cuts to programs that the budget proposes.