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Anchorage approved three ice-arena contracts. The office that oversees them has one employee.
Anchorage approved three ice-arena contracts — then admitted the office overseeing them has one employee and no finalized policy. Audits had flagged the gap before.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIAnchorage, Alaska
Alaska's ethics committee wants out of harassment training so it can get back to ethics
Alaska's ethics committee voted to hand off harassment training, saying it's crowded out real ethics instruction. The training continues — just not under them.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIJuneau, Alaska
An ethics panel found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused her office to pressure a newspaper
An ethics panel found probable cause Rep. Sarah Vance used state resources to pressure the Homer News, which then pulled the article and dropped the reporter's byline.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIHomer, Alaska
Alaska's new ethics law puts legal teeth behind gift-travel rules
Alaska's rewritten ethics law took effect June 24 without Dunleavy's signature. Its big change: gift-funded travel now needs a documented purpose, or you repay it.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIJuneau, Alaska
Alaska's booth at Trump's 'Great American State Fair' draws online criticism
Alaska's booth at Trump's Great American State Fair drew online mockery for appearing as an unstaffed display of printed panels and a rug, with no state representative visible in circulating photos.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6h ago1 min readAIWashington D.C.
Anchorage Assembly unanimously passes veteran-owned business preference ordinance
Anchorage Assembly unanimously passed a veteran-owned business preference for city contracts, letting qualifying vets match the lowest bid rather than automatically winning at higher cost.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAIAnchorage
