Homelessness, Snow Removal, Crime, Housing Costs...recapping the Anchorage Mayoral Candidates debate
Mayor Dave Bronson, challengers Chris Tuck, Bill Popp, Suzanne LaFrance debate the issues in the 2024 Alaska's News Source Anchorage Mayoral Debate. We recap and analyze what the candidates said and what their answers say about their campaign strategies..
Alaska's U.S. Senators react to President Biden's State of the Union
Both Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan criticized President Biden's State of the Union Thursday night for being much too political. A special edition of the Political Pipeline
Enough state money for education and the PFD? A new Anchorage proposal to close homeless camps
Is there enough money in Alaska to fix education and fund the PFD? The latest episode of Alaska's political pipeline explores those issues from Juneau and also looks into Mayor Bronson's newest plan to shut down large homeless camps in Anchorage.
The Alaska State Legislature is back legislating...or trying to.
Education and energy are the top issues in Juneau at the start of the Alaska legislative session. The new edition of Alaska's political pipeline goes in depth with our legislative correspondent Steve Kirch to hear possible solutions on school spending and critical energy issues.
Myth or History and is Alaska really "The Last Frontier?"
From Governor Dunleavy to Mary Peltola, Alaska's politicians seek to claim a share of the frontier. But how much of the frontier is myth and how much is real? And how does mythology affect the way we look at land use, mineral extraction, environmental issues and even place names? Guest Kaitlin A…
Agreement on an Anchorage pilot program to provide permanent housing for homeless people, Bronson team onboard
With virtually every major stakeholder in the room and apparently on the same page, the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness unveiled a pilot program to move 150 people from emergency winter shelters into permanent housing in April. The money is there, the Assembly and Mayor Bronson are support…
A new candidate for Congress, the political fallout from the snow emergency and Ice Towers
The Lt Governor joins the race for Mary Peltola's at-large Alaska Congressional seat, Mayor Bronson says he made the right choice on what streets to clean, but the head of Anchorage Schools begs to differ. The world's news organizations cover the Anchorage homeless situation, but many stories get …
The MIScounting of Anchorage's homeless population and what's up with PFD money?
How did Anchorage so badly miscalculate the number of homeless people wanting winter shelter and what will be done about the crisis? Plus, calls for a constitutional amendment to deal with PFD funds. And, the legacy of Alaska's Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of the state's Constitution.
The Bronson winter shelter plan is almost here, and so is a new snow removal plan and indictments for misusing Covid $
Just days before Anchorage residents learn the details of the winter shelter plan, but the Bronson administration promises more than 500 beds in 3 locations PLUS a new snow removal plan is coming with $1.5 million in proposed new snow spending. Details on the alleged $1.6 million dollar fraud all…
The tragic death of Eugene Peltola Jr and the sad irony of Mary Peltola's 9/11 speech during Biden visit
Rep. Mary Peltola spoke about small planes during the Anchorage commemoration of 9/11 with President Biden. Just over a day later, her husband died tragically in the crash of his small plane. President Biden attended that ceremony on his way back from Vietnam and Governor Dunleavy got a few moment…