Red Alert in Anchorage: Anti-LGBTQ Activists Launch Ballot ...
HRC responded to claims from anti-equality activists that they have submitted 8,500 signatures in an attempt to qualify for a ballot measure in Anchorage, Alaska, aimed at gutting protections for transgender residents and visitors in the city’s non-discrimination ordinance. The city clerk must verify that at least 5,753 signatures are from registered Anchorage voters in order for the discriminatory initiative to be placed on the April 3, 2018, mayoral ballot. “Anti-equality activists are hell-b..>> view originalInitiative to regulate bathrooms likely to appear on Anchorage ballot
“I Voted” stickers at a polling place in the State Office Building in 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) A controversial new rule on sex, gender, and bathrooms looks likely to go before Anchorage voters next spring. Listen now The measure seeks to regulate bathrooms, locker-rooms and other so-called “intimate spaces” on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity. The Alaska Family Action Council, which calls itself a “public policy ministry” that stands for conservative values, wro..>> view originalNobody hurt when train hits SUV in South Anchorage
Anchorage man sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual assault
Olson stood in a courtroom that morning asking Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby to sentence Asad Nur to 25 to 35 years in prison, while the defense attorney asked for a shorter sentence. Even 10 years would be "manifestly unjust," said Nur's public defender, Chong Yim, who argued that Nur could be rehabilitated.>> view originalShots fired, alcohol stolen in robbery at Anchorage bar, police say
"The suspects went behind the bar, stole several bottles of alcohol, and then fled on foot," police said in a dispatch. "After the suspects exited, more shots were heard by the people inside the bar.">> view originalTrump Cabinet member meets with small-business owners in ...
Anchorage mayor wants to raise police and fire department ...
"It is, not surprisingly, difficult to recruit for these kinds of positions, if we ask people to take that kind of a pay cut," Abbott said.>> view originalAnchorage park receives $750000 DOI grant
A blueprint for the Mulddon Town Square Park (Image courtesy of the Municipality of Anchorage) A new park in Anchorage has received $750,000. The federal grant is part of a nationwide program to enhance parks and recreation facilities in under-served communities. Muldoon Town Square Park is being developed on the site of a former nursery, where Debarr and Muldoon Road meet. Anchorage Park Superintendant Josh Durand said construction of the park has been underway since last fall. “We’ve been wor..>> view originalEthics complaints over Gov. Bevin's Anchorage mansion dismissed
CLOSE The house where Gov. Matt Bevin and his family are living lately has been getting a lot of attention. Here's why. Rachel Aretakis/Courier-Journal/USA TODAY Network/WochitBuy PhotoGov. Matt Bevin.(Photo: Matt Stone/CJ)Buy PhotoThis story is developing, check back for updates. The Executive Branch Ethics Commission has dismissed two ethics complaints filed against Gov. Matt Bevin, the commission’s executive director confirmed Friday morning.The commission voted unanimously on Monday ..>> view originalAnchorage homelessness sees reduction trend, work still ahead
On a single day in May, 800 adults were without a place to call home. While the number may seem staggering, Lisa Aquino says it’s a small chapter in a success story.“We’re seeing some progress, we’re going in the right direction,” said Aquino, Board Chair for the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. The coalition’s latest homeless count shows a positive trend in homelessness reduction. Although the overall numbers have remained somewhat stagnant, Aquino says it’s still a win particularly du..>> view original
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