Anchorage expects $24M budget shortfall after drop in state funds

Members of the Berkowitz administration discuss budget shortfalls with members of the Anchorage Assembly at City Hall. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)
The Municipality of Anchorage is anticipating a budget gap of more than $24 million because of diminishing state funding for programs and services.
The bleak financial outlook for Alaska’s largest city is likely to be replicated in communities all across the state in the months ahead.
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz sh