In 2014, Parnell said the dismissal of Grunwald and two others was related to an investigation done by the National Guard Bureau’s Office of Complex Investigations.
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Proposal would have either Walker or Begich drop out of race
“I think there’s a lot of what I would call anxiety in the center and the left of the political spectrum in Alaska,” said Hollis French, who wants Walker and Begich to agree that someone drop out to eliminate political anxiety. Begich supports the idea, but Walker rejected it.
Parnell endorses Dunleavy for governor
The announcement came the same day that Treadwell said he has the business experience needed to be governor – and Dunleavy doesn’t.
Senate passes survivors’ benefits bill, allowing municipalities to opt out
The Senate amended House Bill 23 so that it no longer requires municipalities to cover their workers’s survivors.
House passes bill to provide benefits to survivors of police, firefighters
While Governors Sean Parnell and Bill Walker have ordered that survivors continue to receive coverage, lawmakers want to make it permanent.
Walker, House Dems aim to put climate policy back on the table
Climate change has always been a sticky issue for Alaska policy makers. In a state that sits on the front lines of global warming but remains deeply dependent on oil, it sometimes seems like the easiest option is just not talking about it at all.
Alaska’s three electors vote for Trump with little incident
The ceremony went without incident, except for one man sitting in the back row holding up a sign that read “Don’t let Putin win!”
Alaska’s largest Native organization endorses Clinton for president
Some board members abstained from voting on the Clinton endorsement, as did some in 2014.
Walker picks Arctic adviser to lead DC office
Gov. Bill Walker has appointed his Arctic policy adviser to lead the state’s Washington, D.C., office. Craig Fleener will continue advising Walker on Arctic issues.
Benefits bill for law enforcement, firefighters’ survivors falls short
“For me to have to ask for something that I feel he’s already earned – it’s kind of humiliating in a way,” said Brandy Johnson, widow of slain State Trooper Sgt. Patrick “Scott” Johnson.