Joe Miller really wants to fire Gov. Walker, and here's his plan to do it [View all]
A protest in downtown Anchorage Monday night urging people to sign an application to recall Alaskas governor was lightly attended. The political news website The Midnight Sun tweeted a rally participant count of 19. KTVA reported more than two dozen protesters.
Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller is leading an effort to oust Gov. Bill Walker over his veto to cut Alaskans Permanent Fund Dividend checks in half. Its spawned the website recallgovwalker.com and the Facebook page Recall Gov Bill Walker.
People depend on the PFD. We live in a state where the cost of living is 25 percent higher than other states. People use that PFD for their heat bill. Weve had people write us that they might not be able to get medical care that they need, or their children wont be able to buy school clothes, Miller said during a phone interview Monday before the protest.
Theres just an extensive list of injuries that people are going to be sustaining as a consequence of what the governor has done, he continued.
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