Anchorage Assembly – Seat 2C
Candidates for Anchorage Assembly Seat 2C – Sharon Gibbons and Bill Starr – discuss local issues with host Michael Carey.
Anchorage Assembly – Seat 3E
Candidates for Anchorage Assembly Seat 3E – Phil Isley and Tim Steele – discuss local issues with host Michael Carey.
Anchorage Assembly – Seat 4G
Elvi Gray-Jackson, who is running unopposed for Anchorage Assembly Seat 4G, discusses local issues with host Michael Carey.
Anchorage Assembly – Seat 5I
Candidates for Anchorage Assembly Seat 5I – Pete Peterson, Mao Tosi, and Adam Trombley – discuss local issues with host Michael Carey.
Anchorage Assembly: Seat 6K
Candidates for Anchorage Assembly Seat 6K - Bruce Dougherty, Bill Evans, and Pete Nolan - discuss local issues with host Michael Carey.
Anchorage School Board – Seat C
Candidates for Anchorage School Board Seat C - Pat Higgins, Liz Ross, and Dean Williams - discuss local issues with host Daysha Eaton.
Anchorage School Board – Seat D
Candidates for Anchorage School Board Seat D, Kameron Perez-Verdia and Don Smith, discuss local issues with host Daysha Eaton.
Bill Stoltze Announces Run For New Senate Seat
Representative Bill Stoltze, a Republican from Chugiak, announced a new political path at the Mat Su Senior Center in downtown Palmer on Friday. Stoltze told the audience that his heart has always been in Palmer, and now he’d like to represent that city in a new state Senate district. He said he’d done “a lot of soul-searching” before making the announcement.
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AFN Asks For Help in Voting-rights Campaign
Alaska’s largest Native organization is challenging a Southeast group to lead the regional campaign to regain federal voting-rights protections.
Sullivan, Treadwell Address Variety of Topics At Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Two of the Republican candidates vying for U.S. Senator Mark Begich’s job, presented their records and thoughts on a range of issues for the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce lunch crowd today.
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Are Alaska’s Legislative Districts Getting Too Big?
The chairman of the Alaska Redistricting Board says state residents need to have a conversation about the growing number of people who live in each legislative district.
Bill Thomas Considers Kerttula’s House Seat
Former Haines Representative Bill Thomas is considering a run for the House seat being vacated by Juneau’s Beth Kerttula. But he’s more likely to take on Juneau Senator Dennis Egan.
Judge OKs New Political Boundaries
A state court judge has ruled that Alaska's newly redrawn political boundaries meet constitutional standards. Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy issued the ruling Monday, granting the Alaska Redistricting Board's requests for summary judgment.
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Aesthetic Energy, Autumn back East
It takes five years to organize an art exhibition which means this year’s fall lineup was created in 2008, the big financial dip. With that in mind I headed East to hug grandchildren and see what was aesthetically pleasing.
Our fall art tour took us to Philadephia, Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Read more. Labor Day: A Time for Gathering Signatures
Monday was Labor Day, set aside in both the U.S. and Canada to recognize workers. In Alaska, it was a day to collect signatures on two initiatives to protect workers. One is statewide – to increase the state’s minimum wage. The other asks Anchorage voters to overturn a municipal law that limits the rights of city employees.
Petersburg Republican to Seek House Seat
A Petersburg Republican plans to run for House District 35 in hopes of unseating a freshman Democratic representative from Sitka. Legislative districts for next year have not cleared a legal challenge but at least two people intend to run for the new district that includes Sitka, Petersburg, Craig and other communities on the northern half of Prince of Wales Island.
Bill Walker To Run For Governor
Next year’s election season is already heating up, with Republican Bill Walker announcing today that he will again run for Governor, as he did in 2010.
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Joe Miller May Pursue Senate Seat In 2014
Begich may face Joe Miller in the 2014 Senate race. And if Miller does decide to run, voters can expect the same brand of fiery rhetoric he used to try to unseat Senator Murkowski in 2010.
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Running 2013: Assembly Seat A
Host Michael Carey and Panelist Daysha Eaton talk with candidates for Anchorage Assembly Seat A: Amy Demboski, Bob Lupo, and Peter Mulcahy.
Running 2013: Anchorage Assembly Seat E
Host Michael Carey and Panelist Daysha Eaton talk with candidates for Anchorage Assembly Seat E: Cheryl Frasca, Phil Isley, and Tim Steele.