Forrest Dunbar kicks off run-off election with endorsement from Bill Falsey
The May 11 mayoral run-off will be about who can consolidate support around them the best and who can keep momentum and interest running into the election.
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Campaign finance complaint against Bronson to be heard by APOC on Wednesday
The complaint was filed on Monday by the campaign of Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar campaign, alleging violations that fall into six broad categories totaling more than $170,000.
Dunbar campaign files finance complaint against Bronson campaign, alleging $170,000+ in violations
The central complaint alleges that the Bronson campaign illegally benefitted from polling conducted by the Recall Felix Rivera campaign.
Progressives still have leads as more ballots counted in Anchorage election, but conservatives are keeping it close
Anchorage election workers added another 10,000 ballots to the tally on Thursday, narrowing the lead that progressive candidates have held since election night. With 51,181…
With considerably more votes counted, Dunbar and progressives hold onto the lead
Anchorage election workers have added more than 31,000 ballots to the tally today, bringing the total votes counted to 41,826 or about 72% of the ballots that officials had in hand on Tuesday night.
Dunbar and progressives lead in very early Anchorage election results
The results could, obviously, shift as more ballots are counted but it’s an early sign that recent gains for Anchorage progressives—reflected both on the Anchorage Assembly and in legislative representation—aren’t going anywhere soon.
Dunbar looking likely for mayoral runoff. But will it be against Bronson or Robbins?
A peek at polling numbers.
The weaponization of disinformation: MEMO
Things get dark on the Anchorage Assembly as the Nazi-license-plate saga continues. Oh, and the House is still not organized.
‘Hate has no place in Anchorage,’ says mayoral candidate Dunbar amid anti-Semitic attacks
Anchorage Assemblyman and mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar joined the chorus of voices denouncing a pair of anti-Semitic license plates reading 3REICH and FUHRER that fellow Assemblywoman Jamie Allard defended as harmless foreign language.
Croft drops out of Anchorage mayoral race, says crowded field is ‘a recipe for disaster’
Former Anchorage assemblyman Eric Croft announced today that he’s withdrawing from the race for Anchorage Mayor, calling the crowded field a “recipe for disaster.” Croft,…