Published 3 years ago

Governor's veto leaves many Alaskans without access to free legal help

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Alaska Legal Services Corporation provides free civil legal aid to low-income Alaskans. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $400,000 in funding for the non-profit. Executive director Nikole Nelson says the civil justice gap is deep and broad. Nelson says she doesn’t know if the Legislature will override the veto.

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Governor's veto leaves many Alaskans without access to free legal help

The seal of the State of Alaska hangs in the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)Among Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s recent budget vetoes was $400,000 for the Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a private, non-profit organization that provides free civil legal aid to Alaskans. That’s a huge cut in state funding for an organization devoted solely to providing free legal aid to low-income Alaskans.Nikole Nelson, executive director of …

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