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Assemblywoman Jamie Allard - No Scientific Proof Lockdowns Work

On December 3, the Turnagain Community Council had its monthly Zoom meeting. After that meeting, Anchorage assemblywoman Jamie Allard wasted everyone's time as she sought to spew more anti-science nonsense at anyone within earshot. In a video clip taken from the December 3 TCC meeting, Allard said she

Muni Lawyers Say “Save Anchorage” Working Hand-In-Hand With AFOM

Muni Lawyers Say “Save Anchorage” Working Hand-In-Hand With AFOM

The Municipality of Anchorage fired shots when they filed their opposition to Alaskans for Open Meetings' Preliminary Injunction motion on November 25. Alaskans For Open Meetings (AFOM) effectively seeks to invalidate Anchorage ordinances enacted in August during the shutdown because the Anchorage Assembly held telephonic and video meetings instead

Assembly Funds Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team

Assembly Funds Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team

In a press release yesterday, Assembly Members Meg Zaletel, Forrest Dunbar, and Christopher Constant announced the funding of a mental health mobile crisis team was set to be activated in 2021. The new program utilizes revenues generated by the newly adopted alcohol tax. The Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) is described

As Dunleavy Bails on COVID-19, Quinn-Davidson is Poised to Lead

As Dunleavy Bails on COVID-19, Quinn-Davidson is Poised to Lead

The disaster declaration Alaska has operated under since March is set to expire in less than thirty days but don't expect Dunleavy to do anything about it. The declaration gives the state special powers to protect public health using mandates. Still, in case you missed Governor Dunleavy'

Little Dipper Diner Petition for Review Denied

Little Dipper Diner Petition for Review Denied

An Anchorage diner who defied the Municipality of Anchorage's temporary emergency order prohibiting indoor dining in August, petitioned the Alaska Supreme Court last month asking it to review Judge Marton's ruling ordering the diner to comply with the emergency order. On October 14, 2020, Alaska'

Anchorage Says, 'No Thanks,' To Conversion Therapy

Anchorage Says, 'No Thanks,' To Conversion Therapy

In a 9-2 vote, the Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance banning conversion therapy. Conversion therapy, or reparative therapy, is junk science aimed at changing an individual's sexual orientation or identity. The American Psychiatric Association struck homosexuality off its mental illness list back in 1973. Forty-seven years later, a

The Eviction Tsunami Is Coming, Impact Unknown

The Eviction Tsunami Is Coming, Impact Unknown

News outlets have forecast an eviction tsunami getting ready to crush between thirty and forty million Americans and place an unprecedented strain on courts in nearly every state across the country. This week, the CDC issued a sweeping temporary halt to evictions nationwide due to the Coronavirus pandemic applying to