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Street Outreach Teams Seek to Inform Homeless of Impending Cold

Street Outreach Teams Seek to Inform Homeless of Impending Cold

Warming tents are available to the homeless community in the parking lot of the Sullivan Arena, according to Jasmine Boyle, Executive Director of Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH). An approaching storm pattern is forecast to bring sustained winds of 30mph and gusts of 50-55mph to the Anchorage area as

A Lighthearted Look at Election Day

A Lighthearted Look at Election Day

How's your election fatigue? Hang in there, we may have another month to go — here's a very lighthearted look at what we can expect tomorrow. Recall Rivera The bottom line on whether Assemblyman Rivera gets recalled is how voters in District 4 see the matter. The

9 Years Ago Today, Anti-Gay Discrimination Proposition Defeated

9 Years Ago Today, Anti-Gay Discrimination Proposition Defeated

Nearly a decade ago, on April 3, 2012, a ballot proposition that would have extended citywide anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and transgender identity was soundly defeated by voters. Group One Anchorage organized the proposition, which had bipartisan support including former Sen. Begich, former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles and

Recall Rivera May Have Some Explaining to Do

Campaign reporting in Alaska is all at once arcane and byzantine, no question, but there are some fundamentals that really don’t change, year in and year out. You can raise money. You can spend money. But you have to disclose where you got the money, how you spent it

Dunbar Leads: Total Amount Fundraised, Cash on Hand, and Surplus

Dunbar Leads: Total Amount Fundraised, Cash on Hand, and Surplus

For Immediate Release: Anchorage - Today, the Forrest Dunbar for Mayor campaign announced that it now leads all campaigns in the Anchorage Mayor’s race across total amount fundraised, cash on hand, and surplus. This news follows the release of the “7-Day” APOC report, which covered the time period between

Bail Hearing Set for Former Traveling Alaska Massage Therapist

Bail Hearing Set for Former Traveling Alaska Massage Therapist

A bail hearing has been scheduled for April 1, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in the matter of the State of Alaska vs. Karpinski. On March 19, 2021, Alaska Court Judge Michael Logue issued a temporary order setting Karpinski's bail at $5,000 cash perf + PED with

Recall Rivera APOC Filing Shows Massive Outside Spending

An APOC Independent expenditure filing by Recall Rivera — the group effort to recall District 4 Anchorage Assemblyman Felix Rivera — shows a whopping $15,750.00 expenditure to WPAI. This Washington, D.C.-based company conducts "conservative" research. Many Alaska residents have said they've received annoying push