Acting Alaska Attorney General Ed Sniffen’s abrupt resignation was announced Friday as the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica were preparing an article about allegations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl three decades ago.
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11 days after appointment, Alaska Attorney General Ed Sniffen leaving job
Dunleavy’s office announced the departure on Friday and said Treg Taylor would replace Sniffen as the attorney general.
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Sniffen had filled the position in an acting capacity since former Attorney General Kevin Clarkson resigned in August.
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The two new agencies will be the Department of Family and Community Services and the Department of Health. Beyond those agency divisions, it’s not clear how the reorganization will work.
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While Juneau Democratic Sen. Jesse Kiehl said the declaration wouldn’t withstand a legal challenge, Acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen said Gov. Dunleavy does have the power to issue a new declaration, though he said it would be in a “gray area” if challenged.