Yearly Archives: 2021
Fire alarm goes off at election office on key day for ballot counting
On a day of counting ballots in Anchorage's mayoral runoff election, a fire alarm went off at the Anchorage Municipal Election Office in Ship...
Breaking: Dunleavy brings coalition of legislators to get a PFD vote to the people
Putting the Permanent Fund dividend into the Alaska Constitution would end the yearly legislative battle over Alaskans' share of oil royalties. It's been a...
Children can be unmasked on playgrounds, per new Anchorage school district policy
Anchorage school children do not need to wear masks on the playground, according to a notification sent to some parents on Tuesday. Some schools,...
Class assignment: Gov. Parnell to take over as chancellor of University of Alaska Anchorage
In a letter to the University of Alaska community today, University of Alaska Interim President Pat Pitney named former Gov. Sean Parnell as chancellor...
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...