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Anchorage Assembly overrides Bronson’s vetoes: ‘He just doesn’t quite get it’

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
As expected, the Anchorage Assembly successfully voted to override the vetoes far-right Mayor Dave Bronson made to the city’s operating budget at its Tuesday meeting, with several members arguing the vetoes demonstrated the mayor’s distinct lack of understanding of...
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Mat-Su school district’s ban on ‘anything political’ violated student’s rights, lawsuit charges

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Tensions have been rising between Mat-Su students and their school board in recent months.
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On some issues, there’s not much daylight between mayoral candidate Chris Tuck and incumbent Dave Bronson

News Yarrow Silvers -
Anchorage mayoral candidate Chris Tuck, a Democrat, has a history of going against his political party on core progressive issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.
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Far-right Alaska Right to Life director among applicants for Mat-Su school board

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The director of Alaska Right to Life, who is a political ally and friend of extreme-right Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman, is among the applicants to fill a vacancy on the Mat-Su Borough School Board. Patrick Martin is one of...
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At the request of three law firms, state says per-hour statehood defense lawyer fees are secret

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. Fairbanks lawyer Kirk Schwalm, named a Superior Court Judge by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on June 16, 2022, was briefly a part of the statehood defense industry earlier that year. But the Dunleavy administration claims...
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Teacher pay report censored by Dunleavy administration published with new title

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Exactly what deviated has never been explained publicly, but comparing the two versions of the article reveals only a few changes, with a vast majority of the original piece intact.
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Consulting contract with former AG violates state procurement regulations

Commentary Dermot Cole -
The contract says Richards will be paid for seven months, but it only includes $50,000 to pay him, which is $34,000 short. This is not an accident.
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Alaska House ethics panel dismisses complaints against Eastman, Kurka

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Ethics complaints against legislators are normally confidential until resolved, but because both Eastman and Kurka waived their right to confidentiality, it gave us an unusual window into the deliberations.
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Decision in anti-ranked choice voting campaign’s church scheme pushed to next year

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Citing “unusual circumstances,” the Commission has given itself until Jan. 5, 2024, to decide on three complaints it heard at a Nov. 16 meeting.
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Anchorage Mayor Bronson’s vetoes target funding for housing initiatives, Mobile Crisis Team

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
If let stand, Bronson would also eliminate more than $2.6 million in funding for hundreds of positions throughout city government, leaving them intentionally vacant in the next year.
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