Monthly Archives: August, 2020
Mike Robbins jumps in for Anchorage mayor
Longtime Anchorage resident and businessman Mike Robbins has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Anchorage in the 2021 Municipality of Anchorage Election.
“Our city is...
Nome’s Neal Foster in a tight primary race to lesser known Democrat from Shishmaref
Rep. Neal Foster, the powerful Democrat co-chair of the House Finance Committee, is only 38 votes ahead in a primary race in which newcomer...
No LeDoux, as David Nelson pulls 3 out of 4 Republican votes in Muldoon
By SCOTT LEVESQUE
The District 15 House primary race, which featured incumbent Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux pitted against primary challenger David Nelson, garnered a lot of...
Kopp, Johnston find no favor with South Anchorage base
In South Anchorage, Reps. Chuck Kopp and Jennifer Johnston, each polished and experienced lawmakers and campaigners, were soundly trounced in Tuesday's primaries by challengers...
A night for upsets as incumbents struggle
It was a rough night for Alaska State House and Senate incumbents on Tuesday, but some races are too close to call and there...
Giessel was her own undoing
PRIMARY 2020 ANALYSIS
What a bloodbath! Even though tens of thousands of absentee ballots have yet to be counted, some incumbents took such a beating...
LeDoux felony hearing moved to October 8
The pre-indictment hearing for Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux has been moved to Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. Before yesterday, the hearing was scheduled for Aug....
Ketchikan Borough mayor vows to veto anti-First Amendment ordinance
Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Despite the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly adopting an anti-discrimination resolution on a 6-1 vote, Borough Mayor Rodney Dial said he...
Biden win? Pollsters’ odds mirror just what they said during same week in 2016
Nate Silver, the statistics wizard considered one of the top predictors in America, said Hillary Clinton had a more than 71 percent chance of...
Election Day arrives, MRAK will livestream results
The candidates have made their best cases, and will be waving their signs until the polls close. Now it's all over but the voting...