Alaska energy official said he was ‘disappointed’ in researcher before her removal from task force

Plus: Alaska tribal health groups spar over documents in court; Clarkson and Kelly return to politics

By Northern Journal August 4, 2023
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Curtis Thayer, left, wrote that he was "disappointed" that Gwen Holdmann, right, hadn't shared opinion articles on energy issues she had written, ahead of Gov. Mike Dunleavy removing Holdmann from the electricity task force Thayer and Holdmann had co-chaired. (Alaska Energy Authority and University of Alaska photos)
Curtis Thayer, left, wrote that he was “disappointed” that Gwen Holdmann, right, hadn’t shared opinion articles on energy issues she had written, ahead of Gov. Mike Dunleavy removing Holdmann from the electricity task force Thayer and Holdmann had co-chaired. (Alaska Energy Authority and University of Alaska photos)

This week there’s news about a court fight between tribal health organizations, the removal of a university researcher from a state energy security task force, and the return to the political arena of former Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson and former Senate President Pete Kelly.

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