Alaska Legislature weighs confirming Cabinet, board picks

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Latest on confirmations of gubernatorial appointees by the Alaska Legislature (all times local):
4:15 p.m.
A divided Alaska Legislature has confirmed Hollis French as a commissioner for a state agency that oversees oil and gas drilling, development and production.
During Tuesday’s debate, French was praised as qualified to serve on the three-member Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. But questions were raised, too, about whether French would be too m