Monthly Archives: March, 2018
Three days to go: 19.4 percent turnout for Anchorage
THE HOUR IS LATE -- DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BALLOT IS?
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are all that's left in the Anchorage Municipal election,...
Berkowitz trots out governor, police chief, in last-minute campaign event
CAMPAIGNING ABOUT CRIME NOW?
A mayor's press conference using both Gov. Bill Walker and Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll as campaign surrogates was staged in...
House vote on Permanent Fund — in 48 second video
It was dizzying to hear all the amendments and amendments to amendments today. It's easier to watch it in this 48-second recap of how...
House rescinds $2,700 Permanent Fund dividend
UPDATED: $1,600 IS LATEST DIVIDEND AMOUNT TO PASS
A number of procedural actions took place today, and the ultimate result was a $1,600 Permanent Fund...
Anchorage voter turnout appears ‘meh’ so far
Based on the ballots received by the Municipality so so far -- 38,856 out of 198,000 mailed to voters -- Must Read Alaska is predicting...
ACLU-Fair Anchorage trolls liberal voters
ANCHORAGE BALLOTS CAST SO FAR: 38,856
Voting in Anchorage is starting to drop off as the April 3 deadline for the municipal election fast...
Salmon initiative: The definitions of habitat are fluid
The Alaska Division of Elections recently certified a controversial ballot initiative that has many people concerned about its potential consequences. The initiative, sponsored by...
Anchorage voting update: 35,055 and counting
Anchorage voters have cast 35,055 ballots as of yesterday, raising the turnout in the city's first mail-in municipal election to 17.7 percent. About 5,000...
Governor reappoints sport fisherman to fisheries board
WALKER PR DISASTER AVERTED
Gov. Bill Walker withdrew his nomination of Duncan Fields of Kodiak to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, announcing it late Wednesday.
To...
Supreme Court to take up Democrats’ open primary ballot
The Alaska Supreme Court will convene in Kenai this morning to hear the State of Alaska vs. Alaska Democratic Party.
The case results from Democrats...