Zulkosky is one of 19 women in the current Legislature, the highest number in the history of Alaska.
Politics
Recall election fails to oust Unalaska’s mayor
According to initial election results, 62 percent of voters supported Mayor Frank Kelty, who was waiting at City Hall when the polls closed Tuesday night.
APOC: Skagway Assemblyman did not violate state law in recent complaint
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has decided Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry did not violate state law by failing to document gifts on financial disclosure forms. APOC said hotel stays weren’t gifts to Henry, but to Skagway.
House leadership unlikely to take up close votes with 2 members out
Rep. Ivy Spohnholz wrote on Twitter that she is home with her family recuperating from a pulmonary embolism.
Ahead of Texas primary, early signs of a 2018 Democratic surge
Along with a Democratic candidate boom in Tuesday’s first primary of the 2018 midterm cycle, Texas Democrats are surpassing Republicans in early voting.
Bill would let Alaska judges temporarily take guns from likely threats
Twenty-nine of the first 30 people who testified on the bill said they support it as a way of preventing suicides and homicides.
House committee scales back draw from permanent fund earnings
Homer Republican Rep. Paul Seaton said the smaller draw is more sustainable. He chairs the House Finance Committee, which voted for it 6 to 4.
Bernie Sanders political dynasty? Senator’s son, stepdaughter run for office
The son of the Vermont senator and 2016 presidential candidate is seeking a congressional seat in New Hampshire. Sanders’ stepdaughter is running for mayor of Burlington, Vt., an office he once held.
Two from Juneau file for Kito’s House seat
Educator Sara Hannan and union leader Chris Dimond filed for the House District 33 seat, which includes downtown Juneau, Douglas Island, Thane and some other capital city neighborhoods, plus Haines, Skagway, Klukwan and Gustavus.
Tweets aside, Sullivan says Trump good for Alaska
Barely 2 minutes into the speech, Sullivan made the rhetorical equivalent of an eye-roll: “Being in elected office, we can get caught up in the news of the day. Sometimes as a result of an intemperate tweet or two. Or three. Or four. ”