On Friday, the Alaska Landmine reported on the first tangible evidence that connects the governor’s office to the Penney contract. Jeff Landfield wrote that he had obtained a copy of an internal AIDEA document that claimed the statutory or regulatory authority for the no-bid contract was “by governor’s request.”
Read MoreEvery public comment submitted to the state was in opposition to the Dunleavy-Clarkson plan to sign off on free legal help for each other in case of ethics complaints.
Read MoreAnchorage fiscal conservative Sen. Mia Costello wants to spend hundreds of thousands of state dollars because one family complained about the inability of their child to have the middle name “10” written that way on a state ID card.
Read MoreWith the recall driving every Dunleavy decision, he refuses to lead, follow or get out of the way. He should borrow the “I don’t really care. Do U?” jacket from Melania.
Read MoreState law and state regulations require competitive bids in most cases, including on work for AIDEA. No-bid contracts are allowed if they meet certain conditions, but AIDEA did not meet those conditions with the Clark Penney contract, which pays him $8,000 a month.
Read MoreThe Dunleavy administration could face up to the challenge, admit this is a serious threat to many thousands of Alaskans and try to prevent a travel fiasco in the fall. But that is not happening.
Read MoreThe process is plagued by a level of distrust created in part because the state decided to claim that half of the hundreds of public comments opposed to the proposal should be classified as “unclear.”
Read MoreAs with everything else in this costly legal case, which the Binkley family started against John Reeves in 2012, the warring parties disagree on whether the train tracks should remain.
Read MoreThe political strategy that the state dressed up in legalese Friday before the Alaska Supreme Court is a smart tactic, though the real motivation is never mentioned. It remains to be seen what the court will do on scheduling.
Read MoreIn each of the disastrous Koch Network/Dunleavy budget shows, either the governor or his temporary budget director portrayed the Alaska Marine Highway System as an extravagance the state could no longer afford.
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