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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.
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.