Alaska Dispatch News reporter slapped by Wasilla lawmaker

An Alaska Dispatch News reporter told Juneau police he was slapped Tuesday inside the Alaska Capitol by a state senator during an encounter regarding a recent story.

ADN political reporter Nathaniel Herz said the exchange between him and freshman Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, occurred Tuesday afternoon in the main stairwell of the Capitol.

The ADN published a story by Herz Sunday regarding Wilson's Senate Bill 90, which would end a state program that distributes grants to Mat-Su social-service groups.

The story mentioned Wilson's employer prior to his election, Palmer-based nonprofit Alaska Family Services, wouldn't be among those potentially hurt by the cuts.

Read more: https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2017/05/03/alaska-dispatch-news-reporter-says-he-was-slapped-by-wasilla-lawmaker/