HOUR 1
- An ordinance passed last week by the Anchorage Assembly is stirring controversy between the Assembly and the mayor’s administration. The ordinance — formerly titled AO 2023-27 — amends the authorities and safeguards governing the office of the Ombudsman / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/27/anchorage-assembly-passes-ordinance-safeguard-ombudsman-office/
- The economy continues to dominate as the most important issue facing the country, followed by preserving democracy, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166486046/poll-economy-inflation-transgender-rights-republicans-democrats-biden
- Narcan, a prescription nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, can now be sold over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday, authorizing a move long-sought by public health officials and treatment experts, who hope wider availability of the medicine will reduce the nation’s alarmingly high drug fatality rates / (NYT)
- Brian Flynn, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://www.flynnforanchorage.com/
HOUR 2
- A 3-year-old boy was fatally injured and a woman died by suicide in an East Anchorage parking lot Tuesday morning, Anchorage police said / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/03/28/woman-fatally-injures-self-3-year-old-boy-in-east-anchorage-parking-lot-police-say/
- A McGrath man died Monday afternoon when he was struck by a vehicle attempting to help pull his vehicle from the ditch, Alaska State Troopers said / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/03/28/mcgrath-resident-dies-after-being-struck-by-good-samaritans-pickup-troopers-say/
- Support from LGBTQ advocates, a famous Alaska musician, and at least one Republican propelled a measure to add protections for LGBTQ+ people in Alaska out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee on Monday / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/03/28/bill-to-protect-lgbtq-people-in-alaska-moves-forward/
- Anchorage’s in-person vote centers opened Monday for residents to cast their ballots in the April 4 regular city election / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/03/28/anchorage-vote-centers-are-open-as-april-4-city-election-approaches/
- Rob from Eagle River
- Rachel Reis Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://riesforalaska.com/
