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Demboski Alleges Partisan Tanking of Nominees. Encouraged Save Anchorage to “Show Up” on October 7.

Demboski Alleges Partisan Tanking of Nominees. Encouraged Save Anchorage to “Show Up” on October 7.

Municipal Manager Amy Demboski, a longtime member of the far-right, pro-Bronson Save Anchorage political operation, alleged in a December 7, 2021, Facebook post that the Anchorage Assembly had tanked two of Mayor Bronson's "well-qualified" nominees to the election commission for "political" reasons. Demboski, defending

Anchorage Assembly Leadership sends records and retention request to Bronson administration

Anchorage Assembly Leadership sends records and retention request to Bronson administration

Anchorage Assembly Leadership sent a records and retention request today asking Director Dahl and Municipal Attorney Bergt for emails, documents and other material related to allegations published by the Alaska Landmine yesterday. The Assembly's leadership wrote in their request to the Bronson Administration that if the allegations panned

Municipal Manager, Save Anchorage member & aggressive potty mouth

Municipal Manager, Save Anchorage member & aggressive potty mouth

Until the last few seconds, the special meeting of the Anchorage Assembly was going about as you'd expect. Legal arguments were made, and members engaged in a lively and thoughtful debate as they considered overriding Mayor David Bronson's vetoes of AO's 2021-96, 97, and

Assembly Budget Committee Leadership Statement on Budget Veto Overrides

Assembly Budget Committee Leadership Statement on Budget Veto Overrides

This afternoon, through a series of veto overrides, the Anchorage Assembly upheld the majority of budget amendments that were made with the November 23 passage of the Municipality’s 2022 general government operating, utilities and enterprise, ACDA, and capital budgets.

One of Alaska's best is the latest casualty of misinformation

One of Alaska's best is the latest casualty of misinformation

Here in Anchorage, the assault on science and commonsense has been on full display for over a year.

Bronson's far-right appointees not confirmed to election commission

Bronson's far-right appointees not confirmed to election commission

Anchorage Mayor David Bronson saw two of his election commission appointees walk away empty-handed last night after the Assembly refused to confirm Cecelia Donelson and Heather Clopton to the Commission. Both Donelson and Clopton were identified as being associated with the far-right Save Anchorage political operation whose members have perpetuated

Assembly issues statement on expiration of mask emergency ordinance

Assembly issues statement on expiration of mask emergency ordinance

Tonight, the Anchorage Assembly passed a resolution to end EO 2021-3 which required masks be worn in indoor public spaces.