Anchorage voters opt for bonds, more liberal Assembly

Christopher Constant celebrates Tuesday, April 4, 2017, with a victory lap at Election Central in Anchorage’s Denai’ina Center. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)
In Anchorage’s municipal elections Tuesday, liberals gained an edge in the Assembly, and residents supported all but one bond measure put forward passed.
Voters also opted to shake up the taxi industry.
There were few surprises in the six Assembly races, with incumbents Tim Steele and Pete Peter