i think you should listen to her speech again. every time she tries to do something, they try to tie her up, legally or otherwise, and it has made her ineffective. she could just go along and collect a paycheck, but what that be right? she said she had already achieved the goals she set out for her term. better for the unencumbered LG to carry on - better for Alaska, and better for her. seems logical to me.
Politicians give a lot of excuses for why they do things.
I think what is most revealing is how she talks about what most politicians do and how she’s “not politics as usual.”
I think she may be trying to make it look like she’s “shaking things up” as a cover for taking an ill-advised gamble for her own self-promotion.
Anything she tries to do after this will get her branded as a flake and an opportunist.