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Assembly candidates embrace militia agitator to promote campaigns

Assembly candidates embrace militia agitator to promote campaigns

In January, frequent school board and assembly agitator Dustin Sherman started the Forgotten Freedoms podcast to help promote political candidates. So far, the podcast, available on most major platforms, features friendly interviews with Assembly candidates Stephanie Flynn Taylor and Randy Sulte, school board candidate Rachel Ries, and relatively unknown candidates

She's been riding a wave of support since the recall, but Zaletel's supporters will still have to vote to #HoldTheLine

She's been riding a wave of support since the recall, but Zaletel's supporters will still have to vote to #HoldTheLine

Midtown Representative Meg Zaletel's last two years on the Anchorage Assembly have been interesting to say the least. Zaletel has seen her name emblazoned on Holocaust imagery, she's been referred to as an "enemy combatant" by members of the far-right Save Anchorage group, and

Municipal voters can now track ballots with BallotTrax

Municipal voters can now track ballots with BallotTrax

The Municipal Clerk’s Election Team announced today the launch of BallotTrax — a system that allows Municipality of Anchorage voters to get updates on the status of their ballots.

District 6 has grown complicated, but Weddleton can pull it off

District 6 has grown complicated, but Weddleton can pull it off

South Anchorage Assembly member John Weddleton is seeking a third term on the Anchorage Assembly. I think. His campaign Facebook page shares posts every few days on average, and his Twitter account is mainly barren, with the most recent tweet being made almost five years ago. In 2016, Weddleton defeated

Dunbar outpaces Taylor in campaign contributions

Dunbar outpaces Taylor in campaign contributions

East Anchorage Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar has out-fundraised his right-wing radical Save Anchorage-backed challenger Stephanie Flynn Taylor.

Dunbar's right-wing radical challenger reports big campaign contributions

Dunbar's right-wing radical challenger reports big campaign contributions

Here we go again! Stephanie Taylor, a longtime Save Anchorage member turned right-wing radical whose gross unpopularity led her to enlist services from outside Alaska in a hail-mary bid to oust East Anchorage Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar, has filed her campaign disclosure report with the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC). Taylor&

AlaskaBluEvolution launches ahead of must-win municipal elections

AlaskaBluEvolution launches ahead of must-win municipal elections

It's election season in Anchorage, so you know what that means — it's time for Alaska conservatives to begin spreading fear with baseless assertions and Kellyanne Conway level alternative facts. In December 2020, the AlaskaRedvolution domain was created (sounds communist) and is now being used to promote