Alaska's Political Pipeline Alaska's News Source
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Conversations about the people, issues and controversies getting political attention in Anchorage and Alaska. We'll go beyond the daily news to explore what issues are generating heat, why and how political decisions are made, what strategies campaigns are using, where the money is flowing and how the city and state are governed.
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Anchorage election results special. Mayor, propositions and school board
Rebecca Palsha and David Bernknopf detail the initial results and preview the coming Anchorage mayoral runoff, almost surely between incumbent Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance.
Plus, why did the public bathroom prop fail so badly?
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Homelessness, Snow Removal, Crime, Housing Costs...recapping the Anchorage Mayoral Candidates debate
Mayor Dave Bronson, challengers Chris Tuck, Bill Popp, Suzanne LaFrance debate the issues in the 2024 Alaska's News Source Anchorage Mayoral Debate.
We recap and analyze what the candidates said and what their answers say about their campaign strategies..
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Alaska's U.S. Senators react to President Biden's State of the Union
Both Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan criticized President Biden's State of the Union Thursday night for being much too political. A special edition of the Political Pipeline
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Enough state money for education and the PFD? A new Anchorage proposal to close homeless camps
Is there enough money in Alaska to fix education and fund the PFD?
The latest episode of Alaska's political pipeline explores those issues from Juneau and also looks into Mayor Bronson's newest plan to shut down large homeless camps in Anchorage.
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The Alaska State Legislature is back legislating...or trying to.
Education and energy are the top issues in Juneau at the start of the Alaska legislative session. The new edition of Alaska's political pipeline goes in depth with our legislative correspondent Steve Kirch to hear possible solutions on school spending and critical energy issues.
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Myth or History and is Alaska really "The Last Frontier?"
From Governor Dunleavy to Mary Peltola, Alaska's politicians seek to claim a share of the frontier. But how much of the frontier is myth and how much is real? And how does mythology affect the way we look at land use, mineral extraction, environmental issues and even place names? Guest Kaitlin Armstrong from the podcast "The Alaska Myth" joins us.
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