A Dunleavy appointee to the Alaska Police Standards Council faced questioning from a Senate panel over her social media posts about a wide array of conspiracy theories.
Nonprofits that rely on state grants are regularly paid months late, hampering their ability to provide services. House Bill 133, which heads now to the Senate for consideration after more than a dozen hearings in the House, would impose fines on the state if it pays more than a month after a state grant recipient requests the funds.
The Senate’s proposed dividend will cost the state $300 million less than the outlay approved by the House, eliminating the deficit in the spending plan for the fiscal year that begins in July.
During questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appointee Veronica Lambertsen told lawmakers “I don’t believe we’re being told the true story about” the Holocaust. Gov. Dunleavy appointed Lambertsen to one of four public positions on the 13-member council in August 2025.
The lawsuit also says the state’s agreement with the federal government violates due process by allowing the Justice Department to flag voters for removal “without any apparent notice or process for impacted voters to challenge those decisions.”
The measures would add about $44 million in energy relief payments to K-12 schools, $7 million to student transportation funding, around $22 million in incentive grants for reading improvement and nearly $10 million for career and technical education funding.
