Judge rules governor and former chief of staff illegally fired state attorney

Also: No-shows by Bronson officials at meetings leads to dispute between Assembly members and municipal manager Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Matson]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, January 21. In today's newsletter: - A federal judge has ruled that Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former chief of staff illegally fired state attorney Libby Bakalar in 2018. - "It’s the most horrifying thing that can happen to you as a musher": A truck strike killed and injured sled dogs in Willow. - No-shows by Bronson officials at meetings have led to a dispute between Assembly members and Municipal Manager Amy Demboski. "We can grow anything we want during the winter months. Anything," insists Daily News gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels. [Including potatoes.]( With one of those 5-gallon, plastic buckets, the appropriate use of an indoor light system and a little effort, the January potato gardening dreams you didn't even know you had can come true. ☁️ Anchorage weather A chance of snow and freezing rain will evolve into a chance of rain after 4 p.m. today in the Anchorage area. The chance of rain and snow is expected to continue through the weekend, with highs in the upper 30s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [Federal judge rules Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former chief of staff illegally fired state attorney in 2018]( [Federal judge rules Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former chief of staff illegally fired state attorney in 2018]( A federal judge ruled Thursday that Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former chief of staff unconstitutionally fired state attorney Libby Bakalar soon after the governor took office in 2018. [Read More]( [“It’s the most horrifying thing that can happen to you as a musher”: Truck strike kills and injures sled dogs in Willow]( ['It’s the most horrifying thing that can happen to you as a musher': Truck strike kills and injures sled dogs in Willow]( The collision was a series of accidents, leaving one dog dead, several injured, another loose, and the musher, Jaye Foucher, distraught, reconciling with the lengthy and uncertain road to recovery ahead. On Friday morning, Foucher wrote on Facebook that the missing dog, Felicity, had returned home. [Read More]( [No-shows by Bronson officials at meetings leads to dispute between Assembly members and municipal manager]( [No-shows by Bronson officials at meetings leads to dispute between Assembly members and municipal manager]( The Assembly members say important work is being hindered because they can’t question officials, while Municipal Manager Amy Demboski says the administration can instead provide answers in writing and that Assembly members are not in charge of Bronson officials’ schedules. [Read More]( [U.S. ski committee announces Olympic cross-country team packed with Alaskans]( [U.S. ski committee announces Olympic cross-country team packed with Alaskans]( Alaska is well-represented in the U.S. team of cross-country skiers headed to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics — eight of its 14 members, three of five alternates and three staff members have ties to the state. [Read More]( [Reports: Kenai borough Mayor Pierce to run for governor, posing new GOP challenge to Dunleavy]( [Reports: Kenai borough Mayor Pierce to run for governor, posing new GOP challenge to Dunleavy]( Charlie Pierce, a Republican who’s served as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough since 2017, is the second high-profile conservative to challenge Gov. Mike Dunleavy. 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