UPDATE: Anchorage Assembly overrides mayoral veto of its vastly expanded subpoena powers
The leftists on the Anchorage Assembly, which enjoy a veto-proof supermajority, voted 9-3 to override Mayor Dave Bronson’s veto of their vastly expanded subpoena powers. The vote came one day after Bronson issued his veto, which he said was intended to
Marxist uses Anchorage Assembly appearance to decry Israel’s response to heinous Hamas attacks
A radical Marxist organizer for the Anchorage chapter for the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PLS) took advantage of his special reserved time slot at the Dec. 19 Anchorage Assembly meeting to castigate Israel’s military response to Hamas’ horrific
Anchorage Assembly grants Hamas terrorist defender a special ‘appearance’ to denounce Israel
A man who has already publicly justified the heinous attacks by Hamas terrorists against innocent Israeli civilians will be given a special time slot at the upcoming Dec. 19 Anchorage Assembly meeting in order to deride Israel as an “apartheid” state,
Despite sharp decline in student population, Anchorage Assembly seeks $62M in new school bond debt
While Anchorage has lost more than 6,000 students over the past two decades, the Anchorage Assembly wants area taxpayers to approve a $62-million-dollar bond package to construct, renovate, and plan new school building projects. At the Dec. 19 Assembly
OPINION: Anchorage Assembly erodes democracy by usurping mayor’s authority
The Assembly continues to say that Mayor Bronson has no authority to create policy and that it is only a function of the legislative branch. This behavior is dangerous and compromises our
Anchorage Assembly conservatives cave on gay ‘Pride Month’ vote
In a somewhat surprising move, the three conservative-leaning Anchorage Assembly members enthusiastically joined their hard leftist colleagues in unanimously approving a resolution encouraging Anchorage residents to enthusiastically celebrate and affirm
Anchorage Assembly set to ignore D-Day while proclaiming June as LGBTQ ‘Pride Month’
The next Anchorage Assembly meeting lands on June 6, the 79th anniversary of D-Day. But unlike many other cities around the country, there will be no special resolutions honoring the 4,414 Americans who died as they and fellow Allied soldiers stormed the
Far left candidates dominate Anchorage’s early election results
The April 4 election is shaping up to be yet another victory lap for Anchorage’s hardline cultural leftists. If Tuesday night’s early returns are any indication, liberals will continue their supermajority dominance on the Assembly and school board. Of the
Between environmentalists, justice activists & socialists, Anchorage’s Feb. 21 meetings should be interesting
Tuesday, Feb. 21, is shaping up to be an interesting news day for Anchorage. First, a special meeting to provide clarity on Anchorage’s new plan for transportation is scheduled that day (1-2:30 PM). AMATS’ Community Advisory Committee scheduled the
Evidence emerges that Anchorage Assembly members destroyed public records
Conservative Anchorage political activist Russell Biggs has recently uncovered evidence showing that several Anchorage Assembly members have been destroying public records that show collusion to manipulate public policy within the assembly meetings. Biggs’