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Unmasked: Neighbor falsely turns in neighbor

Unmasked: Neighbor falsely turns in neighbor

A day before in-person voting begins in the special election to decide whether Anchorage Assembly Member Meg Zaletel should be recalled from her seat on the Anchorage Assembly, photographs of Zaletel purportedly taken over the weekend surfaced this morning showing her sitting un-masked in a local business. One of the

Online petition seeks Rep. Eastman's expulsion from Alaska State House

Online petition seeks Rep. Eastman's expulsion from Alaska State House

An online petition was launched today seeking signatures in an attempt to expel Alaska Representative David Eastman, R-Wasilla, from the Alaska State House.

Library Advisory Board against moving library to Parks & Recreation Department

Library Advisory Board against moving library to Parks & Recreation Department

Under Anchorage Mayor David Bronson's proposed budget, many city departments would become divisions, and the city’s library system, which up until now has been its own department, would become a division of the city's Parks and Recreation Department. By moving the Anchorage Public Library (APL)

Craig Campbell resigns from Bronson Administration

Craig Campbell resigns from Bronson Administration

In a press release issued this morning, Anchorage Mayor David Bronson announced that he had accepted the resignation of his former Chief of Staff Craig Campbell. In August, Bronson named failed school board candidate Sami Graham as Chief of Staff after the Anchorage Assembly voted down Graham's appointment

Assembly Leadership doesn't recognize dismissal of Chief Equity Officer Armstrong III

Assembly Leadership doesn't recognize dismissal of Chief Equity Officer Armstrong III

An email sent today to Anchorage Mayor David Bronson by Assembly Chair LaFrance and Vice Chair Constant states that they do not recognize the dismissal of Chief Equity Officer Clifford Armstrong III. The letter states that the Assembly's leadership does not recognize Armstrong's dismissal as "

Anchorage Health Department Said to Be Seeking Militarization of Sullivan Arena

Anchorage Health Department Said to Be Seeking Militarization of Sullivan Arena

Anchorage Assembly member Meg Zaletel sent an email to other members of the Assembly this morning, and it's a doozy because the email includes references to "drug-sniffing dogs" and the militarization of the Sullivan Arena! In her email, Zaletel conveyed a list of "issues and

Lack of required reports earns IE group "Open for Business Bronson" recommended civil penalty

Lack of required reports earns IE group "Open for Business Bronson" recommended civil penalty

In September, Paula DeLaiarro filed a complaint against the Independent Expenditure group "Open for Business Bronson," which would later be renamed "Open for Business Anchorage." In her complaint to APOC, DeLaiarro alleged several violations, many of which surrounded what she said were the non-filing of required