According to a timeline of the events written by the Department of Law, the governor’s office did not request a human resources investigation until June 11, at least 68 days after the woman’s supervisor in the governor’s office became aware of the misconduct and informed Ben Stevens, Dunleavy’s chief of staff.
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On election night, many Alaska candidates and campaigns expect to start a long wait instead of declaring victory
More than 120,000 ballots will not be counted until next week at the earliest.
Alaska’s ‘him too’ moment: When politicians and allies come with accusations of their own
As scandals force Alaska politicians to resign, nowhere have the accusations been more severe than a remote rural district where male leaders are proving to be part of the very problems they’re supposed to be solving.
State may have illegally directed $5 million contract, former officials tell Alaska Legislature
Three former state employees told state legislators that they believe a $5 million contract was so narrowly written that it was illegal.
Alaska Republican events continue in person after Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis
A nationwide survey in late July found Republicans were much less likely to view COVID-19 as a serious public health threat.
Former Dunleavy budget director Donna Arduin returns to train legislative candidates
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s controversial first budget director, Donna Arduin, returned to Alaska this month to help lead a two-day budget seminar for legislative candidates and new lawmakers.
The woman propositioned by Alaska’s former lieutenant governor tells her story for the first time
In 2018, Jody Potts was the target of misconduct from then-Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. He resigned two days later, but the details of what happened have never been publicly told until now.
23 years ago, Alaska tried the wrong man for the murder of a Sitka teenager. Now police say they’ve found the real killer. Why wasn’t he a suspect all along?
“If Steve Branch wasn’t a suspect, why the hell not?”
Black bear injures Juneau man after following him through open door
A lack of summer tourism means fewer people in Juneau, which could reduce the disincentive for skittish bears to come into town.
Native Village of Eklutna will decide what to do with Captain Cook statue in downtown Anchorage
Cook, a famed British explorer, was in the Anchorage area for short period in May and June of 1778; he and his crew were the first Europeans to reach Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. His visit is remembered in the oral tradition of the Dena’ina people.