Juneau grappled with the water fluoridation debate a decade ago and ultimately decided to scrap fluoride. Dentists say cavities in youngsters appear to be rising though there’s been no hard data to confirm this trend.
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Walker addresses Anchorage’s local budgeting woes
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said the effects of legislators’ inaction on the municipality was as them basically saying, “Here, it’s your problem.”
Anchorage Assembly tells legislators to keep LIO downtown
The Anchorage Assembly passed a resolution asking lawmakers not to move its office out of downtown. Lawmakers are considering moving to the Wells Fargo building in the Spenard neighborhood.
Anchorage Assembly passes state’s first LGBT anti-discrimination measure
Opposition to the bill came primarily from two conservative assemblymembers who said the measure infringes on residents’ religious and speech rights.
Public testimony closes on Anchorage anti-discrimination ordinance
Most of those watching the measure expect it will pass. If so, Anchorage would become the first city in Alaska to extend full legal protection against discrimination on the basis of gender expression and sexual orientation.
Equal rights ordinance expected to sail through Anchorage Assembly
If the ordinance passes, Anchorage will become the first city in Alaska to put full protections for gender and sexuality into law.