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Democrat nominee Schrage funded by liberal Assembly, favors new state income tax

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A LOOK AT THE DEMOCRAT NOMINEE FOR DISTRICT 25 Like a dozen other "pretend independent" candidates running this year in Alaska House and Senate districts,...

Alaska is not broke

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By JIM CRAWFORD  Let me say that again: “Alaska is not broke.”   As a banker in Alaska for about 50 years prior to retirement, I have...

Homer’s more conservative Mayor Castner wins again

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In Homer, moderate incumbent mayor Ken Castner, who is a fiscal hawk and registered Republican, appears to have won reelection over liberal challenger Donna...

Haines goes more conservative with voter turnout of 50 percent

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Haines government moved more conservative during Tuesday's borough election. A conservative mayor and four moderate-to-conservative Assembly members now dominate the governing body. Observers say the...

Open meetings laws and the Anchorage powers that be

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By ART CHANCEI went to a fundraiser for a citizens group dedicated to challenging the Municipal Assembly’s decision to close Assembly meetings to in...

Open meetings group gathering funds for pending lawsuit against Assembly

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A new group called Alaskans for Open Meetings had its second organizational meeting and fundraiser Tuesday at La Mex restaurant in Anchorage. Organized...

Good for the goose but not for the gander?

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Performing Arts Center managers have brushed off Save Anchorage’s request to hang a banner on the side of the PAC’s downtown building. No matter...

Kenai voters repeal mail-in election that was passed by Borough Assembly

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Kenai voters gave a resounding "Thanks, no thanks" to the Borough Assembly majority, which had passed a "mail in election" ordinance for the borough. The...

Mayor Pierce wins in landslide on Kenai Borough, and Fairbanks conservatives rock the vote on Assembly

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FAIRBANKS PUTS CONSERVATIVES ON ASSEMBLY, SCHOOL BOARD All three conservatives running for Fairbanks Borough Assembly seats won on Tuesday. Aaron Lojewski won by 1,900 votes,...
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