Anchorage pushing for port, more flexible finances from Legislature

Members of the Berkowitz administration meeting with the Assembly in September. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)
In a departure from big wish lists of the past, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s legislative request has only one capital budget project.
The administration is also pushing for a number of law changes designed to give local governments more financial flexibility.
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