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Native Leaders Submit Ballot Initiative

Native Leaders Submit Ballot Initiative

This week, a non-partisan group of Alaskan Native leaders submitted a ballot measure application to Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer that would have the State acknowledge the 229 Federally-recognized Tribes of Alaska. The historic initiative would strengthen the government-to-government relationship

Second Anti-Vax Mandate "Rally" to be Held

Second Anti-Vax Mandate "Rally" to be Held

A flyer shared with the "Save Anchorage" group of political activists says that another anti-vaccine mandate rally will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 5 pm in front of the Alaska Native Health Campus.

ACLU of Alaska Announces Longtime Local Advocate, Lawyer as Interim Executive Director

ACLU of Alaska Announces Longtime Local Advocate, Lawyer as Interim Executive Director

Alaska ACLU Press Release The ACLU of Alaska’s board of directors has chosen longtime Anchorage-based attorney and advocate, Susan Orlansky, as the part-time interim executive director for the civil liberties organization. Orlansky will lead the ACLU of Alaska team until the board selects a permanent executive director. Orlansky has

Clinical Update: Vaccine Mandates & Vaccine Resistant Variants

Clinical Update: Vaccine Mandates & Vaccine Resistant Variants

This week's Clinical Update released by Alaska DHSS has some interesting information in it—not that it doesn't typically, it's just that this week it has a little something extra that's certain to cause a high degree of mouth-frothing amongst social media scientists and constitutional scholars.

"Political Witchhunt" Over! Assembly Confirms 6 Bronson Appointees

"Political Witchhunt" Over! Assembly Confirms 6 Bronson Appointees

One day it’s a "political witch hunt," and another day, it’s back to business. Last evening at a regular meeting of the Anchorage assembly, the assembly confirmed six of Mayor Bronson's appointees, which is pretty amazing when you consider the assembly and "well-known

Alaska Airlines Center Opens for COVID-19 Testing

Alaska Airlines Center Opens for COVID-19 Testing

The Anchorage Office of Emergency Management announced today that a new COVID-19 testing site is open at the Alaska Airlines Center, 3550 Providence Drive, every day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To find testing sites, locations, and hours, visit anchoragecovidtest.org. The Municipality encourages anyone,

Update in Case of Former Save Anchorage Member Aaron J. Mileur

Update in Case of Former Save Anchorage Member Aaron J. Mileur

A Memorandum Regarding Status of Discovery was filed last week in The United States of America v. Aaron James Mileur. Mileur, a former Save Anchorage Facebook member, was arrested in March by the FBI for his alleged role in the Capitol Hill riot. According to the Statement of Facts filed