Monthly Archives: April, 2021
Bronson fundraiser hits $32,000 as momentum builds with Robbins’ help
A fundraiser at Saint Coyote restaurant in Anchorage on Thursday, hosted by Mike Robbins, hauled in dozens of donations, for a total of $32,630...
Free shots for tourists: Dunleavy expands on details of plan to save small tourism businesses with ARP funds
Alaska's small tourism business owners are hurting, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he knows time is running out for many of them. With no...
Murkowski raises $380,687 in first quarter, as Tshibaka raises $214,844 in three days
As the 2022 midterm election cycle begins with required quarterly reports, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's first quarter fundraising report to the Federal Elections Commission...
Muni tells homeowner he must remove Bronson sign from his house. What does he do?
A municipal code enforcer sent a letter to Jay Simmons, telling him that his standard 4x8 Bronson for Mayor sign was too big and...
Win Gruening: Voter suppression or election integrity? The ‘woke’ battle rages in Georgia
By WIN GRUENING
The latest battle in "woke" politics is the hyperbolic response to Georgia’s recently passed voting law. The legislation addresses perfectly rational concerns about...
Sen. Shower introduces election bill that allows use of tribal ID and ballot ‘curing’
Sen. Mike Shower has unveiled a new version of Senate Bill 39 – proposed legislation to make Alaska’s election system more secure, protect voter data, and...
Muni contractor called residents to see if they wanted vaccine: How did they get the phone numbers? Data-sharing
Update: Gov. Mike Dunleavy has asked for the Department of Law to conduct an investigation into how and what information has been shared by...
Craig Campbell: Dunbar’s Anchorage is another San Francisco ‘treat’
By CRAIG E. CAMPBELL
Some of you may remember the 1960’s television ads for RiceARoni, with the cute jingle, “Rice A Roni - The San...
Dave Donley: Critical Race Theory does not belong in the Anchorage School District
By DAVE DONLEY
I support the Anchorage School District’s existing strong anti-discrimination policies and our constitutional guarantees of equal justice under the law. Racism of any...
Dunbar complaint against Bronson gets set aside by election commission for now
The Alaska Public Offices Commission chose not to have an expedited hearing for a frivolous complaint made by mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar against his...