To counter cuts, Anchorage weighs unified snow plow plan

The state’s map of priority roads within Anchorage during a snow event. Courtesy of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.Officials in Anchorage are considering a change to snow plow policies after a “flood” of complaints in the last few weeks. Responsibility for clearing many of the city’s biggest and busiest roads after a snow storm is shared between the municipality and the state. But city leaders say state budget cuts have left a mess that may