What to know about Alaska’s consequential low-stakes election
Today’s special election and the primary election put the state’s new election system to the test.
August 2022
Just two Alaska lieutenant governor candidates say 2020 presidential vote was fair
Dunleavy’s running mate Nancy Dahlstrom has refused to say whether she believes the 2020 election was “stolen.”
‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.’ Anchorage Assembly seeks answers on resume deception
At the meeting of the Assembly’s Rules Committee, both progressive and conservative members said they were troubled by the news and wanted answers.
Republican Tara Sweeney files as official write-in candidate in Tuesday’s special election
Sweeney finished fifth in the special primary.
Investigation into firing of Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell ‘nearly finished’
A hard deadline for the investigation to be completed or released publicly has not been announced.
The fox pledges to investigate the henhouse
If there’s one thing to know about an administration with a demonstrated penchant for lying is that you never know when they’re telling the truth.
Alaska conservatives launch group to encourage ‘yes’ vote on constitutional convention
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is a notable exception among Republicans, saying in an interview earlier this month that he will not advise Alaskans to vote for or against the convention. Despite that stance, Dunleavy voiced many of the talking points espoused by the new vote-yes group.
And the award goes to..
The first-ever APOC Awards are here! Who’s got the sweetest tooth? The Costco-iest of wardrobes? The most concerning events?
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. posts negative returns for first time since 2012
There’s no immediate effect on state finances, but continued losses would reduce available cash for services and dividends.
Woolston: Tshibaka has it wrong.
Kelly Tshibaka gets it wrong. Again. In Tshibaka’s own words she clearly said she wants to make receiving birth control pills by mail illegal.