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Anchorage mayor responds to ‘false media reports’ on fluoride controversy

FeaturedDecember 17, 2021

On Dec. 17, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued a statement, published below, to address what he called “false media reports” regarding a temporary shut off of fluoride to the city’s water supply. Without going into specifics, some leftist members of

Mayor sues Anchorage Assembly for attempting to control his executive team

FeaturedDecember 11, 2021

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson filed a lawsuit against the Anchorage Assembly in Alaska Superior Court on Dec. 10 in order to clarify that he has the right to fire members of his own executive team without Assembly interference. In particular, the suit

Mayor Bronson vetoes Anchorage Assembly’s ‘overspending’ in FY 2022 budget

FeaturedDecember 1, 2021

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has vetoed much of the Anchorage Assembly’s proposed FY 2022 budget, a move that he says reflects his commitment to stop unsupportable city spending. The mayor’s office said the Nov. 30 vetoes will put the city’s budget back

Top global scientists warn Alaskans against jabbing kids or COVID recovered

FeaturedOctober 31, 2021

A high-powered group of globally recognized scientists gathered in Anchorage on Oct. 30 to warn Alaskans against vaccinating children or those who have recovered from previous COVID infections. Speaking at an all-day conference called “The Early Treatment

Anchorage Assembly demands mayor reinstate leftist ‘equity’ officer

FeaturedOctober 24, 2021

The far-left majority on the Anchorage Assembly is demanding that Mayor Dave Bronson reverse his decision to fire the city’s first ever chief equity officer. Earlier this month Bronson dismissed Clifford Armstrong III. Hired back in April by then acting

Mayor Bronson: Anchorage Assembly continues to break the public’s trust

FeaturedOctober 13, 2021

Editor’s note: On Oct. 13, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued the following statement in response to the Anchorage Assembly’s Oct. 12 vote to pass an emergency mask mandate without public notice or open testimony. MAYOR BRONSON’S STATEMENT We

Anchorage mayor asks health care workers to ‘treat every patient with dignity’

FeaturedOctober 12, 2021

Amid new reports that some patients are facing difficulties getting requested COVID treatments from local hospitals, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is calling for calm and compassion on all sides. The mayor’s Oct. 12 statement does not specifically mention

Anchorage mayor’s office says firing equity officer is within his legal authority

FeaturedOctober 11, 2021

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has named Uluao “Junior” Aumavae as the new chief equity officer for of Anchorage. Aumavae will replace Clifford Armstrong III who was hired in April by the then-acting mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson to track and enforce the

Heated Anchorage masking debate continues Monday at 5 p.m.

FeaturedOctober 2, 2021

After three nights of heated testimony on a highly controversial and deeply divisive mask mandate proposal, the Anchorage Assembly is set for round four Monday night. Emotions are high with most testifiers adamantly opposed to the idea of forcing business

Anchorage mayor urges civility on debate over proposed mask mandate, apologizes for comparing it to Holocaust

FeaturedSeptember 30, 2021

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson released the following statement after the Sept. 29 Assembly meeting in which he expressed support for those who were drawing comparisons between Nazi treatment of Jews and the proposed mask mandate. The fourth night of public

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