...Inlandboatmens Union of the Pacific has ratified an agreement with the state, said Nicki Neal, director of the state personnel division. The union, which represents stewards and other non-licensed Alaska Marine Highway System employees, had...

...activities. In 1959, sge went to work in the first state Legislature. This was followed by 16 years in the state Personnel Division. She was very active in the community, starting with Girl Scouts and the Douglas Island Women's Club. From...

...be made on a case by case basis, with the approval of a department's commissioner and the chief of staff. State Personnel Division Director Nicki Neal said Alaska has about 15,000 employees in the executive branch, which Palin controls...