Thursday in the Sun: The Where Things Stand edition
One last look before we take a break.
November 2020
Republicans win big election-night margins but many races will be decided by absentee votes next week
Overall, very little is likely to change in the layout of power in Juneau.
What we’ll be watching for tonight
Honestly, take care and try to not watch too much news tonight.
The definitive ranking of every political mailer sent to my house this year
It’s almost finally over!
Divided over covid, Legislature can’t call itself back into special session to deal with covid
The issue appears to rest with the minority of far-right legislators who are closely aligned with Dunleavy and doubtful over the seriousness of the covid-19 pandemic whether the government should be involved in reducing its toll on human life.
Democrats account for nearly a quarter of votes already cast in Alaska
Democrats’ numbers advantage in early and absentee voting evaporated over the weekend as Republicans showed up to the polls, but there’s still reason for them to be optimistic.
Don’t expect legislators to take up election reform or oil taxes if the initiatives are defeated
The opponents won’t come running with a legislative solution if either measure is dealt a loss. Instead, we’d expect them to point to the results and claim the people have spoken.