Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office did not respond to questions asking whether the appointees had been asked to resign, but two were the subject of significant controversy.
Politics
Nominee for Alaska Police Standards Council defends conspiracy theories
Veronica Lambertsen defended conspiracy theories around the Holocaust, blood-harvesting from children and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Murkowski asks Alaska Legislature to up its game
When the delegation gets federal project money, the Legislature has to pony up its share, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said. “We need you to meet the match.”
Anchorage teacher announces run for U.S. House as an independent
Matthew “Bronco” Williams, an Anchorage-based private school teacher, has announced that he is running as an independent for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Rep. Begich tells legislators to seize the moment on resource extraction and gas line
Alaska’s U.S. House member struck a bipartisan tone in his second address to the state Legislature. He barely mentioned President Trump, even as he praised Trump’s policies.
Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds
The Alaska Division of Elections and Department of Law declined to waive confidentiality on advice that led the state to hand detailed data to the U.S. Department of Justice.