Bettye Davis

Anchorage School Board Welcomes New Members

2013-05-07 08:19:00

The Anchorage School Board said goodbye to two of its members and welcomed in two new ones during their meeting Monday night, May 6. School Board President Jeannie Mackie and member Don Smith resigned from their posts Monday. They shared fond memories...

Redistricting Board asks Supreme Court to clarify ruling

2013-04-24 04:34:02

The Alaska Redistricting Board has gone once again to the Alaska Supreme Court, this time asking the justices to clarify whether an earlier ruling requires it to redraw all of Alaska's legislative districts from scratch. But while the board waits to...

Mayor Sullivan Reacts to Anchorage Municipal Election

2013-04-03 02:09:00

STORY UPDATED AT 1:09 a.m. 4/3/13: Mayor Sullivan’s support had mixed results on election night with three out of five candidates securing wins; Hall, Demboski, and Johnston. Sullivan said other candidates had “tremendous name recognition,...

Alaska Voters Poised to Remake Legislature at Polls

2012-11-06 22:11:00

Alaska voters went to the polls Tuesday night to remake the state Legislature, selecting candidates in almost every seat of both the House and Senate. Many races this year are being held in response to redistricting under the 2010 U.S. Census,...

Anchorage Business Leaders Hear Different Views on Senate Bipartisan Coalition

2012-10-08 21:16:00

State Senate races have attracted a lot of attention this year, partly because voters want to see if the power sharing arrangement between Democrats and Republicans�will hold up. Three incumbent senators, featured in an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce...

Alaska Election: Remaining Primary Ballots Counted

2012-09-13 10:14:00

The remaining primary ballots of the Alaska election in August have been counted, according to the Alaska Division of Elections. On Wednesday, the Division of Elections counted 263 absentee votes and now the State Review Board will go through the process...

Senate Races See Upsets, Ballot Measure 2 Going Down in Primary Returns

2012-08-29 09:36:00

Update: The Alaska Primary Election results that were reported Tuesday night remained nearly unchanged after the state Division of Elections released an update early Wednesday morning. The latest update said 98 percent of precincts reported results as of...

Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell Headlines Pro-Life Rally

2012-01-20 16:21:00

Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell was the keynote speaker at an annual anti-abortion rally, organized by the group Alaskans for Life, on the steps of the state Capitol Friday. "There will be many appropriate times and places to talk about this issue of equality,...

Uninsured Children Focus of Downtown Anchorage Rally

2011-10-13 14:25:00

Too many Alaska children without health insurance coverage.��That’s what drew about 50 people to a rally in downtown Anchorage on Thursday.�� They chanted in front of the Legislative Information Office, calling on the governor and state lawmakers...

Felon Voting Rights Bill Advances in State Senate

2011-03-08 13:43:00

The Alaska Senate State Affairs Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill allowing felons the right to vote, despite concerns from one lawmaker. Republican Sen. Cathy Giessel of Anchorage says her constituents were concerned that the bill would absolve felons...

School board members head for Juneau to lobby for funds

2011-01-29 23:12:00

Several Anchorage School Board members are on their way to Juneau in an effort to prevent program cuts. Their visit, in association with the Alaska Association of School Boards, comes just in time to meet with lawmakers about newly introduced bills....

Senators Urge Parnell to Apply for Healthcare Grant

2011-02-16 11:10:00

Seven state senators are urging Gov. Sean Parnell to act quickly in order to apply for a $1 million federal grant which would help Alaska set up a state-operated health insurance program. The deadline to apply is Feb. 18th. According to their press...

Sen. Bettye Davis spoke at the memorial ceremony. Davis said "it was a harsh environment and they had said they would never send the men from the South to the cold areas but because they were short of people they did send them here and it turned out to be a good thing."

2012-09-26 00:00:00