Alaska Sen. Murkowski has faced Trump's wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to power
In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at ...
Dunleavy proposes new limits on early voting in Alaska
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing legislation that would shorten the window for early voting in statewide elections and ...
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Election reforms are on the agenda for Alaska lawmakers this year
The Alaska Legislature will take up election reform proposals this session, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy introducing a bill ...
Alaska Airlines flight attendants to vote on an improved contract offer
Alaska Airlines flight attendants will vote on a new contract offer next month. Ratification is likely. Later, a combined ...
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Alaska election officials rejected 1,303 ballots this November. Here’s why.
The 1.6% rejection rate in the November 2024 election is significantly lower than in the 2022 special primary, when high ...
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Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
Alaska's political leaders are cheering an executive order that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the ...
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Here’s who’s running for Anchorage Assembly and School Board in 2025
Kelly Lessens: Lessens, the incumbent, is running for a second full term on the board. She was first elected in 2021 after a ...
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Alaska lawmakers gavel in, talk priorities on smooth first day of session
The first day always involves more pomp and circumstance than legislating, and this time was no exception — but senators ...
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Here are the Alaska legislative priorities to watch this session
With aligned majorities in the House and Senate, priorities are set to include education funding, public pensions and ...
Election reform, transgender athlete ban, age verification for apps: More bills unveiled before Alaska legislative session
Alaska legislators on Friday unveiled a second batch of measures that were prefiled ahead of Tuesday's start to the legislative session. Eighty-one measures were announced last week. A further 20 ...
Lawmakers press Alaska elections director on 2024 process, issues
Several lawmakers also submitted elections-related bills as part of prefiled legislation ahead of the start of the session.
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Alaska election officials rejected 1,303 ballots this November. Here's why.
A voter mails an absentee ballot in Oct. 2020 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Election officials rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in the November 2024 general election, according to a report from ...