Fairbanks City Council delays anti-discrimination ordinance to February amid religious pushback
The ordinance was brought forward by Kathy Ottersten, one of Alaska’s first openly transgender women to serve in public office.
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Judge rules Kenai Peninsula Borough’s invocation rule is unconstitutional and ‘stemmed from intolerance’
The rule limited invocations after a first come, first served policy resulted in an invocation that ended with “Hail Satan.”
It’s official. Marna Sanford secures victory in close Fairbanks Borough race
Her victory cements what was a banner day for female candidates in Alaska’s local elections.
Women absolutely dominated Alaska’s local elections this week
When given the choice between a female and male candidate, Alaskans overwhelmingly went with the women.
Fairbanks mayor apologizes for meme mocking Blasey Ford, says girlfriend posted it
The mayor made headlines for years of policing the activity of others on Facebook.
The muddled Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor’s race could be decided by a fraction of previous race spending
The only serious candidate to come close to what’s being raised by current candidates lost by nearly 20 percentage points.
Republican House candidate Trevor Shaw will face recall in October local election
The Oct. 2 local election will occur after the Sept. 4 deadline for candidates to withdraw and be replaced on the general election ballot.
Progressive Quinn-Davidson wins big in Anchorage Assembly special election
With nearly 50 percent of the vote, Quinn-Davidson is set to represent West Anchorage.
Women are running for every office in the Fairbanks borough and city. That’s a first.
Fairbanks borough voters have the opportunity to elect an assembly that comes the closest in the borough’s history to matching the gender demographics of the community.
It’s official: Rep. Les Gara says he’s not running for re-election
His announcement leaves a three-way race for the blue House District 20. It’ll be an all-male race, despite Gara’s efforts to recruit female candidates.