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The Sunday Minefield – June 6, 2021
What a beautiful weekend it has been in Anchorage! Alaskans all over Southcentral have been out enjoying the weekend I am so happy to be back in Anchorage as the weather in Juneau has been rain, rain, and rain. The Legislature has yet to pass an operating or capital budget, and they are more than two weeks into the special session. Anchorage Mayor-elect
Dave Bronson announced more members of his transition team this week.
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The Sunday Minefield – May 16, 2021
The constitutional session limit is three days away, and an operating budget has yet to be passed by the legislature. But the legislature need not worry as Governor
Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) issued proclamations for two special sessions – one starting on Thursday and one starting on August 2. Several legislators and staff have been moving around Juneau as many leases have expired. I am back home, at the Driftwood! As more ballots have been counted in the Anchorage mayoral runoff,
Dave Bronson has increased his lead over
Forrest Dunbar.
KINY Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The nomination of Treg Taylor to be the Governor s Attorney General was approved during a joint session of the Legislature after objections were raised and after extensive debate.
Taylor was ultimately confirmed on a combined vote of 35 to 24. The vote among Senators was 12 to 7. The House vote was 23 to 17.
The Governor s other cabinet nominees, James Cockrell at Public Safety and Lucinda Mahoney at Revenue, were approved.
Following extensive debate, the nomination of Abe Williams to serve on the Board of Fish was rejected 41 to 18.
The nomination of John Cox of Anchor Point to serve on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board was rejected. The vote was 30 to 29 in favor of his nomination, but he needed one more vote to constitute a simple majority of the 60 member legislature.
Alaska Legislature rejects Pebble employee for state Board of Fisheries Published 2 hours ago
Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, center left, and Speaker of the House Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, center right, are framed by Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla (left) and Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla (right) during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (James Brooks / ADN)
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Print article JUNEAU The Alaska Legislature rejected one of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s picks for the Alaska Board of Fisheries but otherwise broadly supported the governor’s choices for his cabinet and state boards and commissions during a rare joint session of the state House and Senate.