After University of Alaska objects, Dunleavy vetoes bill naming park, research group for Vic Fischer

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 701

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill naming a state park and a University of Alaska research group after one of the signers of the Alaska Constitution, Vic Fischer.

Fischer, who died in 2023, was the last living signer of the constitution at the time of his death and was the first director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research, which would have been named in his honor.

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