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Bronson Admin Wishy-Washy on WEKA Business Model

Bronson Admin Wishy-Washy on WEKA Business Model

The former Golden Lion Hotel was not used by a "for profit" company, according to Director of Office of Economic & Community Development Adam Trombley. Trombley made his comments at the Navigation Center listening session last evening in response to questions presented to him by Anchorage Action co-founder

Documents: Mayor’s Office Prepared Sweetheart Deal for Bronson Campaign Megadonor-Owned WEKA

Documents: Mayor’s Office Prepared Sweetheart Deal for Bronson Campaign Megadonor-Owned WEKA

As The Blue Alaskan previously and rather extensively documented, since March 14, Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has sought details about the Municipality of Anchorage's (MOA) lease/use agreement of the former Golden Lion Hotel with WEKA Medical, a Bronson megadonor-owned for-profit business that the mayor heavily promoted

‘Tip of a Very Dirty Iceberg’: Librarian Resigns Citing Alarming Issues Due to Eledge, Demboski

‘Tip of a Very Dirty Iceberg’: Librarian Resigns Citing Alarming Issues Due to Eledge, Demboski

Until recently, Linda Klein worked at the Anchorage Public Library (APL) as the youth services librarian and was the 2012 recipient of the American Library Association's Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award. The award provided a $600 stipend for up to four children's librarians to

This Week In Sanity: 'Don't Read Gay'

This Week In Sanity: 'Don't Read Gay'

There's a lot of heinous crap coming out of the Bronson administration right now, but at the top of the list are alarming, and to be honest horrifying, reports about what's been going on behind the scenes at the Anchorage Public Library. Judy Colludy Last year,

Anchorage Saved...for now.

Anchorage Saved...for now.

Less than two years after appearing on Anchorage's political scene, Mayor Bronson's Save Anchorage cult has become synonymous with extremism and conspiracy theories, making voters' rejection of Kathy Henslee, Stephanie Flynn-Taylor, Liz Vazquez, Mark Anthony Cox, and Rachel Ries all the more delicious if only

Fundraiser to Obtain Records Related to Anchorage Public Library & LGBTQ Books Exceeds Goal

Fundraiser to Obtain Records Related to Anchorage Public Library & LGBTQ Books Exceeds Goal

Book Riot, the largest independent editorial book site in North America, is taking aim at the Anchorage Public Library and the Municipality of Anchorage over the Bronson administration's assault on LGBTQ books first detailed by The Blue Alaskan. On February 8, Book Riot writer Kelly Jensen submitted a

Stonewall Bronson: Emails Show Demboski Ignoring Repeated Requests for WEKA Document

Stonewall Bronson: Emails Show Demboski Ignoring Repeated Requests for WEKA Document

Emails obtained by The Blue Alaskan show that Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski has repeatedly refused to respond to requests for information sent to her by Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance over the past several weeks. Since March 14, LaFrance has sought details about the Municipality of Anchorage's