Alaska’s largest city could see a sales tax. Anchorage Assembly member Bill Evans is readying a measure that could bring a 4 percent tax on goods and services.
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Anchorage community gathers for Transgender Day of Remembrance
The Trans Murder Monitoring project reports that at least 295 transgender and gender-diverse people were killed in the last 12 months worldwide.
Mental Health Trust leadership change official
Long-time CEO of the Alaska Mental Heath Trust Authority, Jeff Jessee has officially resigned and an interim CEO, Greg Jones, has been hired.
Blood Bank denies it put public at risk to boost finances
The Blood Bank of Alaska claims that whistle-blower allegations that the organization put profit ahead of public health are inaccurate. At a press conference, the organization released a 23-page report that blood bank officials said supported its claims. The report was prepared by three blood bank board members and includes findings from three independent audits.
Kotzebue brothers make first app for all 20 Alaska Native languages
For the first time ever, you can find all the characters for the 20 recognized Alaska Native languages in one place: a keyboard, downloaded right onto your iPhone. An app called Chert pulls in all the characters you need to spell out words in Yupik, Iñupiaq, Tlingit and more.
Tension lingers over handling of investigation into Anchorage’s linked homicides
A day after news broke that five Anchorage deaths are linked to the same gun used an attack on a police officer during the weekend, questions remain about how officials responded to public concerns in the months before.