Anchorage LIO landlord seeks $37 million in damages

The Anchorage Legislative Information Office on March 4, 2016. (Photo by Megan Ahleman)
The landlord for the embattled Legislative Information Office in downtown Anchorage is taking the first step in what could be a lengthy process toward a lawsuit.
The claim, filed Monday with the Legislative Affairs Agency, seeks to recover $37,016,021 for damages connected with the legislature’s 10-year lease on the building. That lease was ruled invalid in March.
Lawyers for the landlord argued lawmake