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Over the past three fiscal years, the Mat-Su Borough has awarded more than $47 million in contracts without competitive bidding. Our investigation reveals a pattern of repeat vendors, missing documentation, and oversight gaps that raise serious questions about how public money is spent.
The Glenn Highway connects Mat-Su's 100,000+ residents to Anchorage. It's also been under near-constant construction for over a decade, with cost overruns, contractor disputes, and project delays that have added years and tens of millions to the original plans.