Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named Heidi Hedberg as the new, permanent commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health. (via AlaskaBeacon)
If federal funding is included, the department’s budget is proposed to be $3.1 billion in Fiscal Year 2024, the largest among state agencies and just under a third of all state operating budget spending.
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