Anchorage Assembly budget makes several cuts to increase police force

The Anchorage Assembly passed a $504 million operating budget during it’s Tuesday night meeting, up slightly from last year’s budget of $488 million. Increases are going primarily to pay for a larger police force.
Modest cuts were made across the board to departmental budgets, grant programs and public transportation.
Assembly member Eric Croft summed up a process that’s gone relatively smoothly since the budget was first introduced by the mayor’s administration a few mon