Recall Dunleavy legal team challenges rejected application

A legal battle over efforts to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy is underway in Alaska Superior Court in the wake of Attorney General Kevin Clarkson’s rejection of the recall application.
Anchorage Municipal Assembly member Forrest Dunbar addresses constituents. Oct. 6, Dunbar became the first candidate to register for the 2021 Anchorage mayoral election. Photo courtesy of Joshua Corbett

Dunbar: Anchorage should be made friendlier to rural Alaskans

"I hear people from rural Alaska talk about how they don’t like to come to Anchorage because they don’t feel safe," says Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar. "Improving public safety in Anchorage would benefit both the people of Anchorage and people from rural Alaska coming in to Anchorage."

Battle pits development against conservation interests

A U.S. Forest Service proposal to exempt Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule is pitting anew developers supported by the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Mike Dunleavy against conservationists and many residents of rural Southeast Alaska.

Recall Dunleavy campaign gathered 49,006 signatures

Backers of a campaign to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy have delivered petitions with 49,006 signatures to the state Division of Elections, and now face the larger task of more than 71,000 signatures before a recall election can take place.

Dunleavy letter supports Pebble mine

"I want to assure you the State will stand by those who invest in Alaska and will actively help defend them from frivolous and scurrilous attacks," Gov. Mike Dunleavy wrote.

Dunleavy budget cuts show reaction to recall effort

"For the governor not to hear us is inconceivable," said Rep. Louise Stutes. "It is just overwhelming.”

Republican and Democrat voters united by Dunleavy recall campaign

“It's about the law and the Constitution and ethical governance, and that's not a partisan thing,” said Barb Jewell.

Public lands bundle has something for everyone

Sweeping conservation legislation that passed the Senate on Feb. 12 has a bundle of bills tied to issues of importance to Alaska, from improvements...

Dunleavy, Young and Stutes claim victories in mid-term election

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunleavy grabbed a 123,447-102,654-vote edge over Democratic opponent Mark Begich, with 98 percent of votes counted on Nov. 6, to...
Gov. Bill Walker delivers his fourth State of the State address in Juneau. Photo courtesy of the governor’s office

Alaska Gov. Walker suspends campaign

Gov. Bill Walker ended his bid for re-election on Oct. 19, in the midst of the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage...
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