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ADN PoliticsWhat to know about the Anchorage mayor’s raceAnchorage voters will soon decide a hugely consequential mayor’s race. Unlike the last mayoral election, the city is no longer in the middle of a pandemic, but Anchorage is still dealing with significant challenges. After three tumultuous years, incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson faces nine opponents who promise to lead the city in very different ways.In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to Daily News reporters Emily Goodykoontz and Zachariah Hughes about what they’re paying attention to ahead of election day.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily...
2024-03-2938 minADN PoliticsAnchorage’s election interference investigation, explainedA top official in Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration resigned this month after being accused of breaking election laws.It’s a complicated saga that has unfolded over months – an investigation into the mayor’s IT director involving a challenge to this year’s city election results. In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball speaks with ADN reporter Emily Goodykoontz, who broke the news about the allegations in May.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.
2023-09-2922 minADN PoliticsThe Sullivan Arena homeless shelter is shutting down. Where do people go?Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena is entering its final days as a mass homeless shelter. This week, many of the people staying there were forced to leave. And for many of them, there isn’t anywhere to go. ADN reporters and photographers were on the ground talking to people as they made their way out of the Sullivan.Host Elizabeth Harball speaks with ADN reporters Michelle Theriault Boots and Emily Goodykoontz to explain why this is happening and what it means for Anchorage in the months ahead.For more local and state news...
2023-05-0526 minADN PoliticsThe story behind the Demboski letterAnchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has been no stranger to controversy in the year-and-a-half since he took office. But last week, the former municipal manager sent a letter to the mayor and other city officials that landed like a bomb in the middle of city politics. It contained a list of accusations against the mayor and his close associates, ranging from unethical behavior to outright illegal acts.Host Elizabeth Harball talks with ADN reporter Emily Goodykoontz and Kyle Hopkins with ADN and ProPublica, who have been reporting on the accusations laid out in the letter.For...
2023-01-2026 minADN PoliticsAnchorage’s homeless crisis In three actsHow did a crisis with homelessness come to dominate local politics in Alaska’s largest city? On this episode, ADN reporters Emily Goodykoontz and Michelle Theriault Boots explain the major policy changes in Anchorage that have kept homelessness in the headlines. From a pandemic emergency shelter in the Sullivan Arena to the Centennial Campground and scattered site facilities inside hotels, we discuss what happened, why, and what’s next. With winter weather just weeks away and the potential for hundreds of people to have no safe place to stay, this is a political story with deeply...
2022-08-2632 min
Daily EmeraldPint for Las Vegas: Donating blood was all she could doKaity McClain woke up on Oct. 1 and went to church -- it was a typical Sunday. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, everything changed the night a shooter attacked a crowd of 22,000 attending a concert outside the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort. In this story, Kaity goes to donate blood for those affected in Las Vegas, including a high school friend who was fatally wounded in the attack. This story was primarily reported by Emily Goodykoontz with additional reporting by Alec Cowan.
Music in this episode is Leaving and Ambient 1 by Severin, as well as Ambient Piece 1 by Abishai.
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2017-10-1626 min