Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy Had Minor Skin Cancer Surgery Last Month, He Confirms

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy had minor skin cancer surgery last month, he confirms

Gov. Mike Dunleavy responds to the Legislature voting to override two of his vetoes at a news conference at the Capitol, alongside Education Commissioner Deena Bishop on Aug. 2, 2025. The governor said the abrasion on his forehead is from removing skin cancer. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)Alaska’s governor came to Juneau for last weekend’s special session with a noticeable abrasion on his forehead, the result of skin cancer surgery, he …

Legislators’ pair of veto overrides was a truly remarkable rebuke of Dunleavy - The Alaska Current

Originally published on akmemo.com. With no votes to spare, the Alaska Legislature this weekend voted to override the governor's landmark veto of the state's baseline education funding levels, marking the first time in nearly four decades that legislators have met the tremendously high hurdle of overriding a governor's budget veto. As Senate President Gary Stevens