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11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (593+ words) Home » Anchorage Assembly to weigh limits on police surveillance as privacy, public-safety debate intensifies Sept. 13, 2026 — The Anchorage Assembly will continue a public hearing Tuesday on a controversial proposal that would place new limits and reporting requirements on the Anchorage Police…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (779+ words) Home » Robert Seitz: Alaska’s natural gas future depends on certainty, and certainly not on delay Sept. 12, 2026 – I don’t know how many different ways there are to tell those legislators who have halted the move to prosperity with stupid considerations which…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1126+ words) Home » Anchorage Assembly to hear proposal giving 10-year property-tax break to select first-time homebuyers Sept. 12, 2026 — The Anchorage Assembly will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed 10-year property-tax exemption for certain newly constructed homes purchased by first-time buyers — an…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (130+ words) Who decides that disrespecting the property owners who pay most of Anchorage’s bills is a good idea? Our current Assembly and administration! While I fully support the need for more housing in Anchorage, I don’t support doing it without notifying…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (799+ words) Home » Alaska Democrats deploy ‘Team Togo’ candidates into conservative districts as Schultz transfers $200,000 to party Sept. 9, 2026 – The Alaska Democratic Party has acknowledged that it deliberately recruited candidates to compete in some of Alaska’s most conservative legislative districts, including places where…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (115+ words) Healing Towards Home will be able to assist half the current homeless population, says city councillor Image | Wellness camp sign Caption: The Tree of Peace Friendship Centre's new Healing Towards Home program will take place in part at the site…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (564+ words) The Tree of Peace Friendship Centre is expected to receive $302,697 from the City of Yellowknife to run a new program addressing homelessness. Earlier this month, the city's Governance and Priorities Committee approved a recommendation for the funding. It still needs…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (339+ words) Must Read Alaska Anchorage residents have launched a recall effort to remove Mayor Suzanne LaFrance after she failed to present annual surveillance reports to the Assembly and make the reports publicly available on the municipal website according to Municipal Code....