“Records that are public like this should be made public by default and not by request,' said Assembly member Chris Constant.
Anchorage Assembly member Chris Constant at the Loussac Library on June 7, 2022. Constant introduced an ordinance to create a city online checkbook for public access of financial information.
The move comes amid concerns from Assembly members about the amount of time it’s taken them to get financial information through records requests to Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration. Assembly members have also raised concerns about how the Bronson administration has carried out contracts. In January, a bombshell
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