With Bronson at the wheel, Anchorage is starting to feel like a clown car
There’s reason to take the latest allegations with a grain of salt but also reason to worry there might be one more fire contributing to all the smoke coming from city hall.
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Anchorage Assembly unanimously votes to end city’s masking mandate on Wednesday
The resolution effectively lifts the mask mandate on Wednesday.
Anchorage launches ballot tracking system
The system, AnchorageVotes, is run by BallotTrax and has been deployed in several other cities, counties and states over the last two years and will allow voters who sign up the ability to track their ballots and, importantly, get notification if they have any issues that may prevent their vote from being counted.
Bronson suddenly concerned about covid-19 if it means vetoing public safety, education funds
Bronson’s made opposing any meaningful health measures—including expansive testing—a key position of his administration, which economists say will only make recovery that much slower.
Anchorage Assembly launches reapportionment, adding 12th seat
The new maps won’t be in place in time for the April 2022 election, but they will bring some significant changes once they are in place.
Grifty, conspiratorial and anti-science. The vaccine-skeptic summit was peak Bronson.
It’s largely a masterclass in manipulation: I’m letting you in on a secret; They are not telling you the truth; We’re just pursuing the Truth.
Early results give Zaletel huge edge over fringe recall effort
The early results from Tuesday’s recall election targeting Anchorage Assemblymember Meg Zaletel shows the effort, which was borne out of the city’s extreme-right circles, failing by more than 20 percentage points.
The recall is a high-stakes battle that won’t change the balance of power
The race won’t affect the balance of power on the assembly, but that’s not the point.
Bronson manages to both-sides the harassment of health care workers
With reports of rising harassment, threats and physical attacks on health care workers fueled by the very conspiracy theories Bronson has repeated and legitimized with his office in recent weeks, he now claims there’s some very fine people on both sides.
Anchorage Assembly approves emergency order implementing a mask mandate
The mask mandate goes into effect immediately, but contains several exemptions like for young children, religious gatherings and Bronson’s executive team.