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Video: 2024 Anchorage Mayoral Debate
Alaska Landmine
March 16, 2024
Watch the four main Anchorage mayoral candidates square off at Landmine studios! Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson attempts a second term. Former Assembly member Suzanne LaFrance stands in the way. Former Representative Chris Tuck and former Anchorage Economic Development Corporation…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Our first reaction to the Spring (or any) Revenue Forecast
Brad Keithley
March 15, 2024
On Wednesday, the Department of Revenue (DOR) published its Spring 2024 Revenue Forecast (Spring RF), which is considered a milestone by some in the...
Former Rep. Ralph Samuels sent impassioned letter to Sen. Scott Kawasaki regarding Parole Board bill
Allison Hovanec
March 13, 2024
Testimony during a Senate State Affairs Committee hearing last week on a bill to reform the Parole Board prompted a former legislator to write an...
House Judiciary Committee approved amendment that empowers citizens to present to grand juries
Jeff Landfield
March 11, 2024
During a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee last Monday, the committee adopted an amendment that allows citizens to directly present to grand juries.
Photos: Frustration in the air at Anchorage Legislative Town Hall
Paxson Woelber
March 11, 2024
On Saturday, March 9, Anchorage residents packed UAA’s Cuddy Hall for a Legislative Town Hall. After a brief introduction, the microphone was passed from the legislators at the front of the room to members of the public, where it…
Ask a Cat: Wedding invitations, mustaches, and cat toys
Cat
March 11, 2024
Ever feel like your problems could only be solved by a deeply wise house cat? Have an Ask a Cat sticker shaped hole in your heart? Seek the Cat, and Cat shall provide: Reach out anonymously here or e-mail...
The Sunday Minefield
The Sunday Minefield
Jeff Landfield
March 17, 2024
We have reached the halfway point of the 121-day constitutional limit for the legislative session. If all goes to plan, the session should be concluded by mid-May. The big news this week was Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska)…
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Fairbanks politicians seek to overturn popular citizen tax cap
Aaron Lojewski
February 27, 2024
After a series of special meetings of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly seeking...
The absurd idea of removing the Eklutna Dam won’t just affect power costs, but also water costs
Bob Maier
January 31, 2024
An issue left undiscussed in the conversation concerning the water which Eklutna Lake provides...
To address Girdwood’s housing crisis, approve the Holtan Hills land disposal
Eric Visser
January 21, 2024
Anchorage’s housing crisis permeates our news, our policy and even our politics. Driven by…
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