Dunleavy’s shifting positions on budget cuts have left critics fuming. They argue that the governor made dubious claims on the campaign trail that were never debunked by a weakened mainstream media.
Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media
Dunleavy says money set aside for Alaska schools is subject to veto. Lawmakers disagree.
A new debate centers around whether Gov. Mike Dunleavy has the power to veto money that state lawmakers set aside for schools last year, for the upcoming school year — a practice called “forward funding.”
Dunleavy’s red veto pen looms over this year’s budget debate
The history of the governor’s line-item veto power dates back more than a half-century, to the Alaska constitutional convention that began in 1955.
Former Gov. Bill Walker lands at political ally’s law firm
Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has joined the law office formerly known as Brena, Bell and Clarkson — now known as Brena, Bell and Walker — according to a document filed Friday in a federal case.
Aboard Alaska’s endangered ferries, passengers fear a ‘giant step back in time’
Step aboard the MV LeConte, where a single trip last week showed how Southeast Alaska residents have knit the state’s ferries into their lives — and how they would adapt if the ships stopped running.
Virginia GOP group helps boost conservative Anchorage School Board candidates
An independent political group with money from a national Republican organization is running radio ads boosting conservative candidates in Anchorage’s local school board races.