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Nov 07 2019

Dunleavy administration seeks $500,000 contract for outside law firm to help with union lawsuits

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Economy, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

The state posted a request for proposals for a law firm that has experience arguing cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | November 7, 2019 4:06 pm

Nov 06 2019

Recall Dunleavy volunteers Frankie Urquhart, left, Jessie Chapman and Pat Chapman gather signatures on Aug. 1 in downtown Ketchikan for a petition to remove Gov. Mike Dunleavy from office. (Photo by Elizabeth Gabriel/KRBD)

Alaska courts must choose between a liberal or strict interpretation of recall law

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

National recall expert Joshua Spivak says the case highlights Alaska’s unusual law.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | November 6, 2019 5:30 pm

Nov 05 2019

Senate passes bill with funds to address missing and murdered indigenous women

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

A Senate-approved spending bill would direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate with law enforcement agencies and develop guidelines for data collection.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | November 5, 2019 2:09 pm

Nov 05 2019

Dunleavy administration disputes public defender caseloads, but recommends reforms

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, State Government

A new state entity analyzed the caseloads of public defenders in Alaska. According to its report, the Public Defenders Agency saw an attrition rate of 23% in the last fiscal year.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | November 5, 2019 1:01 pm

Nov 04 2019

Alaska Pioneer Homes residents sue Dunleavy, state over rate increase

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Aging, Crime & Courts, Health, Interior, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Three Alaska Pioneer Homes residents are suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state, seeking to block a sudden rate increase that would more than double the cost of staying at the homes.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | November 4, 2019 2:44 pm

Oct 28 2019

Voters in Sitka during the August 2014 state primary election. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/KCAW)

Judge approves signature gathering for initiative that would change state elections

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

An assistant attorney general says the Alaska Supreme Court may have to resolve an appeal of the ruling.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | October 28, 2019 5:01 pm

Oct 22 2019

Former state lawyer sues over being fired, saying she couldn’t sign Dunleavy ‘pledge of loyalty’

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Interior, Southcentral, State Government

Former assistant public advocate Kelly Parker filed the lawsuit in Anchorage Superior Court on Oct. 8 against Gov. Mike Dunleavy, his former chief of staff Tuckerman Babcock, and the state of Alaska.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | October 22, 2019 4:12 pm

Oct 21 2019

Pushed by young people, AFN declares a climate emergency

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Climate Change, Crime & Courts, Environment, Interior, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

The Alaska Federation of Natives convention heard remarks by both of Alaska’s U.S. senators and voted on a number or resolutions, one of which sparked a contentious debate on climate change.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | October 21, 2019 3:52 pm

Oct 11 2019

Adult sockeye salmon encounter a waterfall on their way up river to spawn.

Alaska Supreme Court says state must pay salmon initiative’s legal fees

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, Crime & Courts, Politics, State Government

The fees resulted from a court case over whether the initiative should have been certified to be on the ballot. It was intended to increase salmon habitat protections.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | October 11, 2019 6:54 pm

Oct 10 2019

Lawyers spar over whether young Alaskans’ climate lawsuit can move forward

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Crime & Courts, Environment, Politics, State Government

The case, Sinnok v. State of Alaska, is being brought by 16 young Alaskans arguing that current policy violates their right to “a stable climate system” under the state constitution.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | October 10, 2019 4:06 pm

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Dunleavy administration seeks $500,000 contract for outside law firm to help with union lawsuits

Alaska courts must choose between a liberal or strict interpretation of recall law

Senate passes bill with funds to address missing and murdered indigenous women

Dunleavy administration disputes public defender caseloads, but recommends reforms

Judge approves signature gathering for initiative that would change state elections

Former state lawyer sues over being fired, saying she couldn’t sign Dunleavy ‘pledge of loyalty’

Pushed by young people, AFN declares a climate emergency

Alaska Supreme Court says state must pay salmon initiative’s legal fees

Lawyers spar over whether young Alaskans’ climate lawsuit can move forward

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