ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS PROPUBLICA RECORDS REQUEST June 5, 2020 Alan Birnbaum Gov. Mike Dunleavy Suite 200 1031 W. 4th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 Mr. Birnbaum, Gov. Dunleavy, Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, Alaska statute AS 40.25.110 and all applicable local, state and federal sunshine laws, I request the following public records: - Copies of all text messages and/or instant messages sent from the personal and state-funded mobile devices, including cell phones, of Attorney General Kevin Clarkson to Alaska - - Copies of all text messages or instant messages that - -- sent in reply to text and instant messages from Attorney General Clarkson's personal or state mobile devices and that were received on Clarkson's personal or state mobile devices. ● The scope of this request covers all time periods for which Kevin Clarkson has been employed by the state of Alaska as Attorney General. We ask that this request be expedited and that any research fees be waived because it serves the public interest, the public trust and necessary transparency of the office of the governor and attorney general. I am not a party in any suit against the state, and these records are not being requested for the purpose of any litigation. Alaska Administrative Code 2 AAC 96.325 requires you to furnish the requested records within 10 days, or to advise me of a denial or an extension. I ask that you inform me of any research fees before proceeding with this request. If you choose to deny the request, then you are required to respond in writing and state the statutory exception authorizing the withholding of all or part of the public record and the name and title or position of the person responsible for the denial. I will also expect you to release all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material. I, of course, reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to deny a waiver of fees. Thank you for your assistance on this matter. Kyle Hopkins Anchorage Daily News / ProPublica (907) 854-8540 (cell) (907) 257-4421 (desk) khopkins@adn.com 300 W. 31st Ave. Anchorage, AK 99503