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Municipality Was Warned of Impending Winter Time Failure

In June of this year, the Bronson administration was warned that city maintenance and snow removal would fail due to unfilled positions and low wages, and nothing was done about it. Jason Alward, District Representative for International Unit of Operating...

Anchorage Assembly Postpones Vote on Holtan Hills After Second Night of Testimony

The Anchorage Assembly listened to another long night of testimony on the controversial Holtan Hills land transfer in Girdwood, but postponed a vote on the matter to Jan. 10, 2023. Dozens of people braved snowy roads for a second time...

Dave Bronson Failed to Plow the Streets, and the Internet Had a Field Day

Anchorage is battling with historic snowstorms, dumping feet on the city in a matter of days. It’s the sort of thing a city like Anchorage should be prepared for, even if it takes a little longer than normal to...

Recent Court Ruling May Present Problems for Newly Elected House Member Jamie Allard

A recent Superior Court decision protecting freedom of speech online will have interesting implications for current lawmakers who have been known to block constituents on their social media accounts.  Anchorage Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews ruled that legislators can not...

Mary Peltola ran as pro-fish and anti-bycatch: Here’s what her agenda could look like in Congress

Pro-fish. Fish, family, freedom. The campaign slogans were everywhere. Mary Peltola, the Democrat who this year became Alaska’s first woman and first Native person to hold her state’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, ran a fish-powered campaign, with ads showing...

Dunleavy’s Reelection Bid gets a Boost from the Bush

Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) was easily reelected to office with 50.3% of the vote, enough to make Dunleavy the only statewide candidate who avoided triggering the ranked-choice voting tabulation. This came as a surprise given Rep. Peltola’s historic performance...

Anchorage School District Finds Consensus on Some Budget Deficit Solutions

Anchorage School Board members discussed a reduction of about $20 million to the district’s $68 million budget deficit during a Saturday work session, but tough decisions about how to overcome the remaining shortfall still loom. The $20 million came from...

Meet the Maps: North Anchorage

In April, Anchorage voters will determine the new makeup of the city’s legislative body, the Anchorage Assembly. A redrawing of the Assembly Districts has doubled the size of Downtown’s seat and renamed it North Anchorage. The new, larger district is...

ConocoPhillips loses bid to limit competitor’s access to Alaska’s next big oil project

Oil company Santos scored a victory last week over competitor ConocoPhillips in a long-running dispute over roads needed to access Alaska’s next big petroleum development. For the past year, the companies have feuded over the rights of Australia-based Santos to cross roads...

This Week in Anchorage Politics: Vetos, New Assembly Candidates and a Twitter Rant

Last week, the municipality saw mayoral vetoes, more candidates file to run for Assembly, a fun Twitter meet-up and an informative Twitter rampage from an Anchorage Assembly candidate.  Mayor Dave Bronson Vetoes Funding for Capacity Increase at Brother Francis Shelter Last...

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