Dunleavy/Clarkson see no need to 'rush to judgment' on recall court case

What Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants is what Attorney General Kevin Clarkson wants—for the recall court case to be tied up as long as possible, hoping that the momentum for recalling Dunleavy will dissipate.

Dermot ColeNovember 8, 2019 Comments

Clarkson’s anti-union crusade could now cost state $700,000

Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, backed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, now wants to spend an additional $500,000 to $600,000 pushing his anti-union crusade. The Legislature should refuse to appropriate a dime.

Dermot ColeNovember 7, 2019 Comments

Another day, another court loss for Dunleavy administration

Attorney General Kevin Clarkson invented the idea that funding education a year in advance was improper. It was a political move to try to force the Legislature to appropriate money so the governor could veto hundreds of millions from schools. The scare tactic didn’t work.

Dermot ColeNovember 7, 2019 Comment

Kevin Clarkson's inescapable conflict of interest

The Alaska attorney general understood better than anyone that he had no business deciding the merits of a petition to recall the governor of Alaska.

Dermot ColeNovember 6, 2019 Comments

Time to end no-bid $600-per-hour state contract with Trump lawyer

Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson has lost another round in state court in his anti-union crusade. It turns out the $600-an-hour discount legal help he sought from President Trump’s lawyers, the same guys who say the president if above the law, didn’t help.

Dermot ColeNovember 5, 2019 Comments

As expected, AG Clarkson declares Dunleavy recall illegitimate

What happened Monday was that Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, a political operative, tried to protect his boss from a process guaranteed in the Constitution, while dressing up a glorified Dunleavy press release as scholarly analysis.

Dermot ColeNovember 4, 2019 Comments

Failure of Lt. Gov. to read election laws was sufficient grounds for Coghill recall

The recall campaign against former Gov. Wally Hickel and former Lt. Gov. Jack Coghill in 1991-93 was not at all like the campaign against Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The grounds for recall against Dunleavy are far more likely to prevail in court.

Dermot ColeNovember 4, 2019Comment

Dunleavy recall drive awaits verdict by Dunleavy administration

We should know Monday or Tuesday if the Dunleavy administration will allow the Dunleavy recall campaign to proceed or if it will invent legal excuses to add court delays to a process that has already gone on too long.

Dermot ColeNovember 3, 2019 Comment

Clarkson ups ante on ''Alaska discount' lawyers getting $600 an hour

The state now plans to seek competitive bids to push AG Kevin Clarkson’s anti-union crusade through state and federal courts. With luck, whoever gets the job will match the “Alaska discounted rate” of $600 an hour.

Dermot ColeNovember 2, 2019 Comments

Fairbanks meeting set Sunday afternoon to launch oil tax petition drive

Supporters of the “Fair Share Act”, an initiative to raise Alaska taxes on the most profitable oil fields, will hold a kickoff event Sunday at 3 p.m. to bring the signature-collection drive to Fairbanks.

Dermot ColeNovember 1, 2019 Comments