Duplantis and other Republican challengers focused their campaigns on the larger dividend payments — not on the deep budget cuts that would almost certainly have to come with them.
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Some conservatives are pushing to reopen Alaska’s economy. But elected officials, doctors and economists urge caution.
There’s a growing chorus of political conservatives at both the state and national level who are calling on policymakers to quickly relax some of the social distancing measures that have helped contain COVID-19’s spread.
Alaska lawmakers will likely temper Dunleavy’s new budget. Maybe by a lot.
“No one has a slam dunk on this,” said Anchorage Republican Rep. Jennifer Johnston. “The governor’s budget is the start. It’s not the finish.”
Alaska politicians, at business forum, forecast tensions ahead for the governor and the Legislature
One tense moment came at the end of the forum, when House Speaker Bryce Edgmon asked Alaska Chamber members to “be more informed.”
Former state lawyer sues over being fired, saying she couldn’t sign Dunleavy ‘pledge of loyalty’
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.
Press secretary Shuckerow is the latest to exit Alaska governor’s team
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.
Ben Stevens once left the Alaska Senate in disgrace. Now he’s Gov. Dunleavy’s top deputy.
Stevens, Dunleavy’s new chief of staff, once left his job in the state Senate amid a federal corruption investigation, though he was never charged. Now, he re-enters public service with links to some of the same industries that found favor from his father, the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.
Dunleavy policy advisor Tuckerman Babcock leaves the administration
Babcock’s retirement was announced via email on Friday. He was the chair of the Alaska Republican Party before he was asked to work in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration.
Former GOP chairman Babcock steps down as governor’s chief of staff
Babcock said in a statement that he asked for the move. He previously served as chairman of Dunleavy’s transition team and, before that, of the Alaska Republican Party.
Dunleavy administration pick for $94,000-a-year labor relations manager comes without labor relations experience
Jared Goecker started as the state’s labor relations manager last month – a job that includes helping to supervise negotiation of union contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.