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Monthly Archives: May, 2021

Dead heat: Dunbar, Bronson are just 114 votes apart in rematch

Just .16 percent votes separate Forrest Dunbar from Dave Bronson in the race for Anchorage mayor, with 72,000 ballots counted. As of now, Dunbar...

Long night ahead for Anchorage politicos as mayor’s race comes to a dance-off close

The election of Anchorage mayor ended with the Bronson campaign having enough volunteers to make over 10,000 calls in the final hours of Tuesday,...

Fairbanks teacher waits for justice after being cancelled by school over ‘Kill a Mockingbird’ class discussion

The lesson for teachers today is to be oh-so careful if you tread into a discussion of race and policing. You might get cancelled. Connie...

Alaska Attorney General urges Facebook to abandon new ‘Instagram Kids’ app

Citing serious concerns about the safety and well-being of children and the harm social media poses to young people, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor...

FDA says Pfizer vaccine OK for youth 12-15

The Food and Drug Administration today announced that the Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine can be safely given to youth 12 to 15 years old. Pfizer is...

Benefits: Alaskans earn so much staying home, they aren’t even looking for work

The Alaska Policy Forum has analyzed how much Alaskans are making on unemployment insurance benefits and has discovered the reason why businesses can't get...

63,000 votes received for mayoral runoff, as election is down to last hours

Nearly 63,000 ballot envelopes had been logged in at the Anchorage Election Office as of Friday night. Another 30,000 or more are expected to...

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By ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET While we are loathe to tell you how to vote as the mayoral runoff election wraps up Tuesday, we are not...

Who adjudicates ballots in Anchorage? There’s a commission for that

The Anchorage Election Commission will take a second look at ballots that have been initially rejected by election officials after polls close on May...

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