Here are all the candidates running for Anchorage mayor and school board Published January 29
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Print article Candidates running for Anchorage mayor and the Anchorage School Board this year must be ready to tackle tough issues including a global pandemic, an economic crisis and reopening schools as they vie for votes in a crowded race. By 5 p.m. Friday, when registration for candidacy closed, 14 people had filed for the mayor’s office. Multiple people had also filed for each of the four school board seats open. No Anchorage Assembly seats are open this year, although a recall of Assembly chair Felix Rivera is headed to the ballot for voters in District 4.
Anchorage, Alaska, to Vote on Police Body Cameras Funding
Anchorage, Alaska, voters in April will decide on a proposed property tax levy that would fund a host of technology upgrades for the police department, including body-worn and in-car cameras. by Emily Goodykoontz, Achorage Daily News / January 27, 2021 Shutterstock/Lutsenko Oleksandr
(TNS) Anchorage voters in April will decide on a proposed property tax levy that would fund a host of technology upgrades for the police department, including body-worn and in-car cameras.
The Assembly on Tuesday approved in a 7-3 vote an ordinance placing the levy on the
April 6 ballot.
The Assembly also unanimously passed a resolution dedicating $250,000 in municipal funds from the 2021 budget to begin implementing the technology upgrades.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Health mandates issued in Anchorage helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus last year, a new Alaska Division of Public Health report
Report: Government mandates reduced Anchorage virus spread lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In the month after a city mask mandate took effect, there was a 60% decline in virus transmission, and two other orders caused an even more substantial decline, the report found.