Final election results: Holleman wins Anchorage School Board race
In another close race, Turnagain Arm residents approved a ballot measure to tax themselves for police protection.
In another close race, Turnagain Arm residents approved a ballot measure to tax themselves for police protection.
Turnout has long been identified as a key problem with local races, and this year’s municipal election stands to have one of the lower showings from registered voters.
Just 34 votes now separate Anchorage School Board candidates Andy Holleman and Kay Schuster.
Hundreds of absentee and questioned ballots have yet to be counted from Anchorage’s Tuesday city election, though an exact count wasn't known Wednesday. One proposition's fate — Proposition 7, expanding the city's park service boundaries — was entirely unclear.
Dave Donley cruised to victory Tuesday while Andy Holleman had a slight lead over Kay Schuster.
Anchorage voters on Tuesday elected an even larger Assembly majority aligned with the policies and goals of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, with only one conservative candidate, Fred Dyson, winning.
Anchorage Assembly and School Board seats are up for grabs, and voters will weigh in on several propositions along with bonds for schools, roads, parks and public safety.
Up a dirt road in Indian, a log cabin has a sign out front with a picture of a gun barrel: “We Don’t Dial 911.” But the question of whether to pay for police protection, on the ballot Tuesday, is complicated.
The event will be moderated by Michael Carey, former editorial page editor of the Anchorage Daily News, and Robert Gottstein, an Anchorage businessman.
About 130 people, trusts and corporations own Anchorage's small pool of taxi permits. A referendum on the April 4 city ballot would affect permit values.
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has pledged to expand the police department to 450 officers. Do you support that goal? How can the city make Anchorage safer?
We asked the candidates for Assembly: What do you think about the direction Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is taking the city?
The candidates for Anchorage Assembly talk about their qualifications in the run-up to the April municipal election.
Achievement gaps persist in Anchorage among economic, racial and ethnic groups. What, if anything, should be done to close them?
From the Anchorage School District's biggest challenges to the controversial issue of school vouchers, the candidates weigh in.
From the Anchorage School District's biggest challenges to the controversial issue of school vouchers, the candidates weigh in.
What is your own experience with public education? Should Alaskans receive vouchers or some other public subsidy to send their children to private schools?
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at City Hall, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Loussac Library.
The Anchorage School District has projected a $15.3 million budget gap for the upcoming school year. What should be cut and not cut to balance the budget?
Candidates describe the challenges they see facing the school district in part two of a Q&A series with Anchorage Assembly and Anchorage School Board candidates ahead of the April 4 election.