Legislature narrowly rejects Stiver for Marijuana Control Board, five others
The boards and commission votes saw six rejections and one tabling.
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Legislature confirms Dunleavy’s cabinet after bitter confirmation fight
It wasn’t quite as smooth sailing for the governor’s boards and commissions appointments.
Dunleavy’s appointees finally have their day in the Legislature. Here’s your guide to the most controversial.
Not everyone can make the list. Time is finite, after all.
AKLEG Day 51: Senators question how many additional victims were created by appointee’s inaction
“I wonder how many victims or how many additional young people were victimized because the district and the school board essentially ignored the repeated occurrences that happened in seven different incidents,” Sen. Peter Micciche said of Dunleavy appointee Trevor Shaw’s handling of a teacher who’s been convicted of sexually assaulting minors.
AKLEG Day 29: Senator worried Dunleavy’s budget will raid rural Alaska programs
Day 29 featured a truly bizarre House floor session, last-minute heartburn about the budget and a truly scathing public hearing for the latest appointment to draw public ire.