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Anchorage Assembly Reapportionment Town Halls – This Week

Anchorage Assembly Reapportionment Town Halls – This Week

The Reapportionment Committee will host two Town Halls this week for the public to learn more about the process, review five draft maps and the three publicly submitted maps, and provide public testimony on the maps.

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 trespassing,

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

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 working

'BS' Demboski pops off again. Now claims Constant, not just ADN spreading lies.

'BS' Demboski pops off again. Now claims Constant, not just ADN spreading lies.

Lisa Munson, Secretary of the Anchorage Community Police Relations Task Force, sent an email yesterday to share that the Mayor's Office had announced a Martin Luther King Day Celebration with Anchorage's Chief Equity Officer and members of the public. Then, the entire email thread went to

Traini-Gate: Video Shows Assembly Person Going In Circles

Traini-Gate: Video Shows Assembly Person Going In Circles

It all started this past Tuesday when Anchorage resident Andrew Gray testified in support of AO 2021-117 — a proposed ordinance that would put additional rules for meeting procedures into municipal code. Gray asserted as part of his public testimony that conservative Dick Traini, a former Chair of the Assembly, was

Alaska Black Caucus launches COVID-19 awareness program

The Alaska Black Caucus (ABC), building on the momentum of their fight against COVID-19, has launched a grant-funded awareness campaign: "Vaccinate. It's not too late." The new website features recorded video and audio conversations with local experts and medical professionals about COVID-19 in Alaska's