Gov. Mike Dunleavy never seemed to worry much about getting along with his colleagues when he was a state senator. Nothing wrong with being an obstinate contrarian, unless you would rather learn, build consensus, truly govern and get something done.

But that’s not his style. And considering that Dunleavy won election as governor in 2018 and reelection in 2022, I suppose he figures he knows what he’s doing and his critics are wrong.

It works for him, even if it’s not good for Alaska.

Just looking at this year, he issued an unconscionable veto of public school funding because he was miffed that a majority of legislators didn’t embrace enough his pro-charter school, pro-private school, anti-public school attitudes.

Next up on the menu, the governor cooked up in his political kitchen the c

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