Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Juneau watch

The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee tomorrow will consider a special audit request from Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, chair of the House Fisheries Committee.

She's seeking a review of how the Alaska Board of Fisheries has been conducting business of late, saying the board has "lost the public's trust."

Here's the committee agenda. The hearing begins at 8:30 a.m. and will be teleconferenced.

5 comments:

  1. Uh oh someone is looking into Marit and KRSA’s game plan!
    This letter reads like the KRSA playbook of shit they’ve pulled in the last few years. Poor Olivia is going to end up a casualty of Marit’s personal agenda. I’d unhook that wagon real quick sweetheart.

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    1. You mean the 'Poor Olivia' that is back at work for the Yukon Fish Commission not less than a few months after declaring that she had no conflicts at the February BOF meeting? Good to see that she's working on her own bar setting with respect to blatant and egregious unethical behavior. Have a conflict? Quit your job for a month, get rehired, collect bonus, win!

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  2. The Kenai River Sportfishing Association sent a letter opposing the audit:

    https://www.scribd.com/document/1063331977/KRSA-letter-to-Legislative-Budget-and-Audit-Committee

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    1. Hey Kevin love to see your excuses for being against the audit.

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  3. The committee approved the special audit request.

    Asked how quickly the audit could be done, Kris Curtis, legislative auditor, told the committee: "If we get up and going in August, possibly by next session."

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