Alaska's Political Pipeline

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Alaska's Political Pipeline: Democratic response to Biden's withdrawal Jul 22, 2024

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In this edition of Alaska's Political Pipeline, Joe Cadotte spoke with Mike Wenstrup, chair of the Alaska Democratic Party, about his reaction to the announcement from President Joe Biden that he was withdrawing from the 2024 Presidential race. This is the extended version of that conversation.

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A conversation with Mayor-Elect Suzanne LaFrance Jun 14, 2024

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Rebecca Palsha talks with Anchorage Mayor-Elect Suzanne LaFrance a little more than 2 weeks from her inauguration.

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Alaska's Political Pipeline: Mayor Dave Bronson Jun 12, 2024

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As Mayor Dave Bronson prepares to leave office, Rebecca Palsha sits down with him to talk about his tenure and his legacy.

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A deep mayoral runoff discussion between Bronson and LaFrance May 07, 2024

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Rebecca Palsha moderated the Alaska's News Source discussion between Mayor Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance. She and David Bernknopf recap the debate, which was long on specific plans about homelessness, crime, snow removal and his calling her "woke" and her calling him "incompetent."

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ANCHORAGE'S MAYORAL CANDIDATES ANSWER COMMUNITY QUESTIONS.mp3 May 04, 2024

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ALASKA'S NEWS SOURCE ASKED THE COMMUNITY COUNCILS OF ANCHORAGE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS OF MAYOR DAVE BRONSON AND CHALLENGER SUZANNE LAFRANCE. HERE ARE THEIR ANSWERS ON A WIDE RANGE OF CONCERNS TO ANCHORAGE RESIDENTS

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Anchorage Votes: Mayoral Runoff Debate May 04, 2024

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Moderator Rebecca Palsha sits down with Mayor Dave Bronson and former-Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance to discuss the topics important to Anchorage residents: the homeless crisis, snow removal, re-zoning efforts and what it takes to make Anchorage a place to attract new residents.

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Anchorage election results special. Mayor, propositions and school board Apr 03, 2024

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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 Mar 14, 2024

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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 Mar 08, 2024

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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 Mar 01, 2024

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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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