The A.G. should serve as a “firewall against executive overreach, not an apologist for the President’s prerogatives.” says Sen Lisa Murkowski.
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After tense lead-up, Legislature confirms Walker’s cabinet
After a five-hour session, the Legislature has confirmed all of Gov. Bill Walker’s cabinet appointments.
Walker commands lawmakers to act on appointments
The executive proclamation comes days after legislative leadership cancelled their confirmation session — and days after the governor sent a six-page letter reiterating that he would veto a contentious gasline bill and urging lawmakers not to override him.
Media awaits release of National Guard emails
Alaska Public Media and the Alaska Dispatch News sued the state for the documents last October after the Parnell administration took four months to deny public record requests.
Crime Falls As U.S. Locks Up Fewer People, Attorney General Holder Says
The U.S. is seeing “historic” progress in reducing both its crime and its incarceration rates, Attorney General Eric Holder said, with the federal prison population falling by some 4,800 inmates in the past year — “the first decrease we’ve seen in many decades.”
Should Alaska voters elect the state attorney general?
During every legislature of the past decade, someone has introduced a measure that would put the office of attorney general up to a vote.