Matt Shuckerow is leaving his position as Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s press secretary. He’s the fourth prominent departure from the governor’s office in just over two months.
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Dunleavy picks top deputy, former oil industry lobbyist to chair state oil watchdog
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named Jeremy Price, a former employee and lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute, to a seat on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
PFD rally brings out Dunleavy’s ardent Mat-Su supporters
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy held a “Rally to Restore the PFD” Thursday night in Wasilla. Upwards of 300 people attended the event.
Cash-strapped state of Alaska takes aim at North Slope government’s oil money
A proposal by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy would strip the North Slope Borough of its power to collect nearly $400 million in property taxes from oil companies each year. The idea gets at a longstanding question: How much money from oil should stay in the North Slope, where it’s pumped from the ground?
Alaska’s governor-elect makes key appointments
Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy’s transition team has announced four key appointments. All tout private sector experience and will be newcomers to Alaska’s state government.
New Alaska branch of Americans For Prosperity campaigns against Medicaid expansion
Americans for Prosperity led a successful campaign to defeat a Medicaid expansion bill in Tennessee this year. Price is hoping for the same success in Alaska.
Walker’s new budget cuts 300 state jobs
Suspense around Gov. Bill Walker’s budget started building on Wednesday.