Steve Kirch

The Special Municipal Election is a little less than a month away. In continuing coverage of all the candidates, on Friday Alaska’s News Source had the opportunity to talk to North Anchorage candidates Rob Forbes and Tasha Hotch.

In this race, some people, including the candidates, feel Stephanie Taylor and Daniel Volland are the two to beat, due to their experience and connection to the community.

The Special Municipal Election for the seat that will add a 12th member to Anchorage Assembly is next month. There are six people are running for the open seat. Alaska’s News Source conducted interviews on Wednesday with two of of the six candidates, Robin Phillips and Cliff Baker.

A developer is planning to make a $200 million investment in Downtown Anchorage. The largest private sector investment since the 1980s, according to Mayor Dave Bronson, but the redevelopment project will also mean saying good-bye to an historic landmark downtown

The Anchorage Special Municipal Election is a little more than a month away. The election will add a 12th member to the Anchorage Assembly. Right now there are six people running for the North Anchorage seat.

The Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson are continuing their game of chess with how taxpayers dollars should be spent.

The Anchorage Assembly is now committed to spending roughly $6. 2 million to construct a homelessness navigation shelter in East Anchorage. However, some assembly members are hoping their vote doesn’t lead to buyers’ remorse.

Some here in Anchorage feel the assembly is trying to remove Mayor Dave Bronson from office,as things became a little heated at last night’s assembly meeting with the introduction of a proposed ordinance that amends the municipal code and establishes the process for removing a mayor from office for breach of the public’s trust.

The proceedings became a little heated Tuesday at the regularly-scheduled Anchorage Assembly meeting between assembly members and people in attendance, but by the end of the night, the assembly passed an amended resolution for a navigation center for the homeless by a 6 to 4 vote.

The group Alaska Community Action on Toxics is concerned about the presence and level of water contamination in bodies of water around Alaska, specifically perfluorinated and polyfluorinated substances, or PFAS.

The Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration are at odds again, this time over how federal funding should be awarded for housing assistance as the city transitions away from its mass care strategy for those experiencing homelessness.

The Anchorage Police Department and Anchorage Fire Department unions are speaking out about some of the amendments Mayor Dave Bronson vetoed in the assembly’s approved first quarter budget revision.

Vetoes and veto overrides continue as Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration and the Anchorage Assembly are at odds over what programs should be funded and how taxpayer money should be spent.

Abortion access in Alaska is protected, regardless of Roe v. Wade, but a political fight is brewing if it's overturned.

The Anchorage Assembly is welcoming its two newest members, and making sure all their questions and concerns are addressed as they begin making decisions on how best to use taxpayer money.

The Municipality of Anchorage is expecting the next round of American Rescue Plan Act funds next month.

The Anchorage Assembly is preparing for a long night at their regular meeting this week, with some big items are on the agenda. Assembly members will also be saying goodbye to some familiar faces, and hello to new ones.

The Muldoon community gathered Saturday for a memorial, attracting people from all walks of life to remember 14-year-old Jayla Blackshear.

Some Anchorage Assembly Members are looking to restore funding that was cut out of mayor Dave Bronson’s first quarter budget revisions. Many assembly members were confused and upset last week that the administration was not using the assembly’s approved 2022 operating budget.

Families facing housing insecurity in Alaska is an issue that statistics say is only getting worse. The Anchorage Assembly and a local nonprofit want to see Alaska catch up with what other states are doing to tackle housing insecurity.

As the Municipality of Anchorage gets closer to its goal of transitioning out of emergency mass care for homelessness, it continues to work through the federal reimbursement process and close down some mass care sites around the city.

Some Anchorage residents are finally able to get outdoors for summer bike riding, thanks to a yearly bike swap Sunday in Anchorage. At the ABC Bike Swap event hosted by the Arctic Bicycle Club, people can buy, sell or trade anything bicycle related, and this year it was a seller’s market.

The Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration are still in a disagreement over the 2022 municipal budget, and what should and should not be funded.

Redistricting, housing and economic relief were all on Tuesday night’s agenda for the Anchorage Assembly, as well as a proposed resolution honoring the late Alaska Rep. Don Young, but it was one particular item that triggered debate among assembly members.

The big talk on the second day of the Arctic Encounter Symposium on Friday in Anchorage about the one Arctic nation missing from the meeting: Russia.

The United States is an Arctic nation because of Alaska, and on Thursday the Arctic Encounter Symposium kicked off at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center. At the event, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy welcomed ambassadors from other Arctic nations.

Anchorage Assembly members, Anchorage School Board members and board supervisors are on all the ballot for Tuesday’s municipal election. So is a list of bonds involving funding for capital improvement projects.

In the wake of the Hiland Road Avalanche, Bear Valley residents are asking themselves if they know who to call during a disaster, and what they should bring with them during an evacuation.

The two challengers in the District 6 race are trying to prevent the incumbent from getting elected to a third term, as both think the Anchorage Assembly is broken and needs to be fixed.

There are three candidates running in the Anchorage Assembly District 5 race, and the challengers are trying to prevent the incumbent from getting elected to a third term.

Only two people are running for the Anchorage Assembly District 4 Midtown seat. Challenger Kathy Henslee says she has a lot of respect for incumbent Meg Zaletel, but that she feels her solutions for solving problems are poor.

The Anchorage Assembly voted Wednesday night to approve a new voting district map for the municipality, as well as set the process for how to to fill the assembly’s new 12th seat.

The candidates in the Anchorage Assembly District 3 race said they feel it is time for change and that the incumbent is out of touch with those who elected him to the assembly.

Several people are running in the Anchorage Assembly races this election year. Assembly member Crystal Kennedy is not running for reelection to the District 2 Seat for Eagle River and Chugiak, and three people are running for her her vacant seat.

The Anchorage Assembly is hosting a series of work sessions with organizations and individuals who received COVID-19 relief funding assistance through assembly appropriations in 2021.

A London native is visiting Anchorage this week, to share his love for aviation with people from all walks of life.

Gas prices are continuing to soar across the country. Here in Alaska, the price of gas is more than $1.50 more than it was this time last year.

An Alaska Native corporation and the City of Whittier are celebrating a decision by the Alaskan Railroad board of directors on Monday that will help them grow the cruise ship industry in Alaska.

A group of Anchorage residents and business owners want to stop a local businessman from opening a nightclub and bar downtown.

The Anchorage Assembly is hosting a series of work sessions with organizations and individuals who received COVID Relief Funding assistance, or ARPA funds through assembly appropriations in 2021.

Some are concerned skyrocketing prices are pricing locals out of the market.

A downtown construction project that’s been long in the making is a step closer to becoming a reality. However, one part of the project has some businesses worried that they will have to relocate.

People from all over the state of Alaska and beyond checked off an item on their bucket list on Saturday thanks to some reindeer.

Anchorage Assembly members are still debating who should bear the responsibility of funding school resource officers in the Anchorage School District, after the Anchorage School Board voted recently to take on 75% of the cost for next year.

Tourism season is approaching, and some businesses are still dealing with worker shortages. Members of the Anchorage Assembly are unveiling a plan to create a brighter future for local businesses and residents as they recover from COVID

The Municipality of Anchorage is standing with Ukraine, as Wednesday night an event was held to show support for the country ravaged by Russian aggression.

The Anchorage Assembly will have a long meeting Tuesday night, with a full slate on the agenda.

The Anchorage Reapportionment Committee is hoping to make a big decision about the new assembly voting district maps by next week.

The Municipality of Anchorage’s Reapportionment Committee has pushed three maps forward, and recently, a fourth map, as options are being narrowed down for a new voting district map.

The Anchorage School Board said that the Anchorage School District will be paying for part of its School Resource Officer program for the first time in several years. The funding was included in the district's fiscal year 2023 budget which the board passed this week.