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Amid a child care crisis, Anchorage officials are set to vote on loosening day care regulations
The Assembly is weighing a proposal to eliminate and modify several municipal regulations affecting in-home nurseries and day care centers for kids. The intent, according to members of Mayor Suzanne ...
Anchorage mayor’s homeless coordinator leaving job
Farina Brown, the special assistant on Homelessness and Health to Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, announced this week that she will ...
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One year in, Anchorage Mayor LaFrance reflects on housing, homelessness and public safety
Suzanne LaFrance recently marked her first year as mayor of Alaska’s largest city and discussed some of her accomplishments, ...
Anchorage Rebuilds Its Prosecutor’s Office After Our Reporting Revealed Hundreds of Criminal Case Dismissals
The city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct.
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Mayor LaFrance visits Girdwood to highlight local growth and development
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance visited Girdwood to spotlight major projects, including daycare expansion, new commercial ...
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Mayor LaFrance calls Anchorage ICE arrests ‘frustrating’
In an interview, Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said she’d rather see assistance from the federal government in tackling ...
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Anchorage rebuilds prosecutor’s office after hundreds of criminal case dismissals
The city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct.
Anchorage camping ban marches forward towards second public hearing
The Anchorage Assembly is moving forward on development of a camping ban on some public lands. The ordinance, AO 2025-74 was ...