In a stunning October surprise, Alaska's lieutenant governor resigned Tuesday for making unspecified "inappropriate comments," imperiling the re-election hopes of Gov. Bill Walker, a man with whom he shared a brother-like bond. Walker, who has been locked in a tough re-election fight with Democrat Mark Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy, had already been in talks with Begich.
Republicans Mike Dunleavy and Mead Treadwell are vying to become the third person in what is shaping up to be a three-way fight for governor in Alaska. The winner of the Aug. 21 GOP primary will advance to the general election.
Begich is seeking to ease concerns some h... . FILE - In this May 13, 2018, file photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks with reporters after the Alaska Legislature finished its work and ended the extended legislative session in Juneau, Alaska.
In this image from video, Electoral College voter Jim Skaggs is interviewed by The Associated Press in Bowling Green, Ky., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. As the Electoral College prepares formally to choose Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, some Republican electors say they are defending rural and small-town America against big-state liberalism and its support for national popular vote leader Hillary Clinton.
Even after his partial veto of Alaskans' Permanent Fund dividends, residents still are giving Gov. Bill Walker better grades than the Alaska Legislature for their responses to the state's budget crisis, according to a new Alaska Dispatch News poll. Walker's ratings suffered after his veto sliced this year's dividends to $1,022 from $2,052: Fewer Alaskans gave him an A or B grade, and more gave him Ds and Fs.