Yearly Archives: 2021
Alaska joins 15 states in fighting New York’s attempt to shut down the NRA
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor and 15 other governors filed a friend of court brief against the State of New York for its attempt to shut...
Tshibaka for Senate adds campaign manager from Dunleavy Administration
Gina Ritacco, who was the Dunleavy Administration's director of Boards and Commissions, has joined the Kelly Tshibaka for Senate Kelly as campaign manager.
Ritacco was...
Basketball brouhaha highlights school board -parent divide
By WIN GRUENING
Once again, the Juneau School District found itself at odds with a large group of parents over Covid-19 policies set by the...
No joke: Haaland sets up Instagram event with Hollywood climate justice warrior
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and climate justice advocate Mark Ruffalo will hold an Instagram Live conversation to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to "build back better," including the American...
She’s running: Murkowski starts fundraising for 2022 election cycle
With Kelly Tshibaka coming out of the gate strong in her highly publicized challenge to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska's senior senator has begun campaigning...
Dave Bronson is ready to lead Anchorage out of the deep hole it’s in
By EMILY DEGLER
Two years ago, when my husband and I were planning to make a move from Texas, our home of most of the...
Mead Treadwell: The next mayor of Anchorage should be Robbins
By MEAD TREADWELL
Voting is going on now in the Anchorage Mayor and School Board election and by mid-summer, Anchorage will have a new mayor. I’m...
Laundry operation: San Francisco group donates funds to Alaska Center, which spends it to support Dunbar, Rivera
Outside money is an outsized factor in the race for Anchorage mayor, and also in opposing the recall of Felix Rivera effort.
The Tides...
No shows: So far, voter turnout in Anchorage is low compared to last year
Voter turnout in Anchorage shows a 33 percent drop from the same time last year.
In 2020, there was not a mayoral race, but...
Secretary of Interior applauds International Transgender Day of Visibility
The newly confirmed Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland has issued a statement about International Transgender Day of Visibility, in which she said violence and...