A handful of former state employees are fighting Gov. Mike Dunleavyâs administration saying they lost their jobs because they refused to relinquish their free speech rights to an intolerant leader. The state has agreed to pay an $85,000 settlement to one of them.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska announced this week that Keren Lowell, who was barred from her job at the Alaska State Council on the Arts after speaking out publicly in opposition to Dunleavyâs policies, will receive $85,000 for lost wages and other damages pending legislative approval.
Under the Apr. 8 agreement, signed by Solicitor General Janell Hafner, the state admits to no wrongdoing.
State settles for $85K with former employee
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Dunleavy administration agrees to pay $85,000 to settle complaint by employee who backed recall petition Published 2 hours ago
Beth Adams, left, and Keren Lowell set up a table to gather signatures of support for the effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Anchorage Senior Activity Center on August 23, 2019. Lowell was one of four employees at the Alaska State Council on the Arts who lost their jobs when Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed all of the funding for the agency. (Marc Lester / ADN archive)
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Print article JUNEAU The state of Alaska agreed to pay $85,000 to a former state employee who was told she was blocked from employment because of her support for the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy from office.
Alaska settles for $85K with former state employee
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