![]() ![]() ![]() The new emergency ordinance requiring masks was approved by the Assembly in a 9-1 vote late Tuesday evening. Thursday in the Assembly chambers to consider a veto override. Assembly leaders announced a meeting at 5 p.m. The Assembly can - and likely will - override the mayor’s veto with a supermajority of eight votes. “The Assembly’s actions demonstrate a disregard for the public, the public process, and the privacy of all residents.” “At the core concept of Alaska’s liberty is the notion of personal immunity from government control and the right to be let alone,” the mayor said in his veto. (Marc Lester / ADN)Īfter a bitter, weeks-long debate, the Anchorage Assembly passed an emergency ordinance late Tuesday night requiring people in the city to wear masks in indoor public spaces - and Mayor Dave Bronson on Wednesday followed through with his vow to veto it. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson questions a testifier about crisis-standard hospital care during an Assembly meeting on a proposed mask ordinance on October 4, 2021. ![]()
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