“When somebody … basically tells other attorneys that you should disregard the law —That, to me, is disqualifying,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski says. Emil Bove was confirmed anyway.
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Dunleavy sets out agenda for special session, while Alaska legislative leaders focus on vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his policy priorities for the Alaska State Legislature for when they reconvene for a special session scheduled to start on Saturday. On Monday, the governor called for legislators to address what he called “Alaska’s chronic education outcome crisis” and to reconsider his executive order they had previously voted down, creating…
Palmer state Sen. Shelley Hughes announces campaign for governor
The Palmer senator is the seventh Republican to join the race.
Alaska state senator, key vote on possible budget veto override, gets waiver from U.S. Army
Dunbar, a member of the National Guard, is deployed to Poland on active-duty service but received a federal waiver that will allow him to return to Alaska for legislative work.
Dunleavy pick for judge-selecting board was unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
Filed in Anchorage Superior Court, the lawsuit says the governor picked an ineligible person for the Alaska Judicial Council.
Juneauites join nationwide ‘Good Trouble’ protest honoring late civil rights activist
More than 100 people gathered alongside Egan Drive in downtown Juneau to protest the Trump Administration’s cuts to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy and what they see as an attack on civil rights.