Bewildering Midtown Spectacle Provides for Social Media Amusement
A group of unknown human beings dressed in what appears to be hazmat suits...walked ever so slowly and gently down Midtown Anchorage sidewalks this afternoon.
Matthew Beck
The Response to 'Save Anchorage' Has Arrived
Billing itself as the response to a certain notorious far-right misinformation group, Anchorage Action has formed to promote what the group is calling a thriving, connected, and more inclusive city.
The Anchorage Action group is a non-partisan group of individuals concerned about the "new direction" of "division
Anchorage Assembly Checks Mayor — Overrides Veto.
This afternoon, the Anchorage Assembly flexed its supermajority strength — overriding Mayor Bronson's veto of AO 2021-26, which means the city will see the creation of the ‘Houseless Lived Experience Advisory Board.'
The proposed ordinance had previously been approved by a 9-2 vote of the Assembly, demonstrating a
MAGA Mayor Bronson Rescinds Municipal Paid Parental Leave Policy
An email sent this morning by Labor Relations Director Raylene Griffith gave notice that Mayor Bronson had rescinded, immediately, the paid parental leave program put into place by former Acting Anchorage Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
In June, Quinn-Davidson signed the Municipality's first paid parental leave policy, which provided 160
Mayor Bronson's Appointee In February, "No I Did Not" Write That.
Earlier this year, Anchorage school board candidate Judy Eledge caused a firestorm after locals began sharing concerning social media posts bearing Eledge's name in January. The social media posts generated such outrage and controversy that Alaska News Source Investigative Reporter Daniella Rivera interviewed Eledge about them in February.
Anchorage Assembly Seeks to Override Mayor Bronson's Veto
The Anchorage Assembly will seek to override Mayor David Bronson's veto of AO 2021-76 which would have created a 'Houseless Lived Experience Advisory Board.'
Rep. Geran Tarr Calls on Gov. Dunleavy to Direct DHSS to Amend State's Medicaid Plan
JUNEAU – Rep. Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) introduced two pieces of legislation that are part of a seven-part fiscal plan that she proposed on June 14, 2021. This legislation includes a modest increase of the minimum tax on oil and gas production from 4% to 6% and a 2% sales tax which