Alaska Senate goes bipartisan with 17-member majority
The Senate organizes around a whopping 17-member majority with all nine Democrats and eight of the 11 Republicans.
November 2022
Alaska’s first regular election with ranked-choice voting produces three comeback wins
It’s a situation that leaves no clear answer for what organization might look like, potentially setting up yet another cycle where the House starts the session without a majority and unable to conduct any meaningful business.
What to know ahead of the Alaska’s ranked-choice voting tabulation
The special election for the U.S. House taught us to expect a little bit of everything.
Bipartisan coalition on cusp of majority in the House after latest results
What had largely been a foregone conclusion among politicos going into election day—that Republicans would win control of the House after three cycles of bipartisan majorities—no longer looks so certain.
Murkowski takes lead in latest results, all but ensuring her victory over far-right Tshibaka
Now, Murkowski will head into Wednesday’s ranked-choice voting tabulation with a lead and the expectation that she’ll receive a large portion of the 20% of the vote that went to Democrat Pat Chesbro.
Judge tosses suit challenging Dem. candidate Armstrong’s residency as too early and too late
Armstrong holds a 10-point lead over Republican Liz Vazquez, a difference of 737 votes, in the race for House District 16. Additional votes are set to be counted today.
APOC OKs subpoenas for Republican Governors Association execs in Dunleavy coordination case
The subpoenas seek clarity on the operations of the independent expenditure group A Stronger Alaska.
Judge moves David Eastman eligibility case to Palmer, nixes trial by jury
If successful, the lawsuit could prevent him from being seated, resulting in a second-place finisher being seated instead.
Democrats, independents make key gains in latest legislative results
As for the legislative races, there’s been a fair bit of movement with it generally being good news for Democrats, independents and moderate Republicans.
APOC to consider subpoenas for pro-Dunleavy group accused of illegally coordinating with governor
At an emergency hearing, attorneys for both groups argued the requests for information went too far but insisted they were not intentionally stonewalling the investigation.