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Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s salary, set by a state board, is the 862nd highest, below the manager of the Bethel airport.

Alaska’s top-grossing public employee during the last fiscal year was a forensic psychiatrist for the state prison system, according to a report released after a public records request by the

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's salary, set by a state board, is the 862nd highest, below the manager of the Bethel airport, a new report says.

Crum moves to the Department of Revenue after four years overseeing health, Hedberg is named acting health commissioner and Gallagher becomes Dunleavy's chief of staff.

Crum starts in his new role Wednesday.

Fechter, currently a deputy commissioner, has worked for the state since 2013 in a variety of budget-related jobs.

The Anchorage Unangax̂ Dancers performed a special song at this year’s AFN convention; Deven Mitchell will start work as the head of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation on Nov. 8; and more than 15 years after Ernestine Hayes published her memoir, “Blonde Indian” is becoming an audiobook.

Deven Mitchell will be paid slightly less than the prior director but will still be one of Alaska's highest-paid state employees.

The general election is less than a month away. Thirty-day Alaska Public Offices Commission campaign finance reports, which show much money gubernatorial and legislative candidates have raised and spent since August 7, are due by tomorrow at midnight. Third quarter

Trustees work overtime selecting from three candidates after interviews Monday