Legislative lease lawsuit shows lawmaker emailed developer

An attorney is using emails between a lawmaker and developer in his case against the Legislature’s $4 million lease on renovated Anchorage office space.
The Alaska Dispatch News reports emails show the lawmaker who the “Taj Mahawker” is named for used his personal email account to communicate with the developer on making the lease comply with state law.
Anchorage Republican Rep. Mike Hawker declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Attorney Jim Gottstein filed his lawsuit