Alaska lawmakers raise education lawsuit conflict concern for attorney general designee

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 1,147

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As Alaska state lawmakers consider Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general, several have questioned a potential conflict between his involvement with a private, religious school and his role in the state’s top legal office.

Stephen Cox currently leads the Alaska Department of Law, which is defending the state in a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of spending state homeschool funds on religious and private school tuition.

He is also the treasurer and a …

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