Alaska Rep. Eastman, contending with Red Scare-era disloyalty clause, advances toward trial
Opening arguments are set for Thursday.
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Records list AG Treg Taylor as member of political group behind scathing attack ads
The ads, some labeled as satire, are targeted at many of the closest state House and Senate races.
Strategic voting is possible but risky on a ranked choice ballot, mathematicians say
After the result, there was some criticism of ranked choice voting, including a comment from Arkansas U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, who called it a “scam.”
“These comments raise the question: is RCV some kind of crazy scam to rig elections?” they asked in their paper. “The short answer is: No. (The long answer is: Nooooooo.),” they wrote.
Former Alaska Gov. Bill Sheffield dies at age 94
Sheffield, a Democrat, served a single term from 1982 to 1986 before a near-impeachment and the 1980s oil crash foiled his re-election chances.
Angst over youth outmigration emerges in Alaska campaign rhetoric and debates
“UAA cutting funding and closing down departments, it’s just closing opportunities for people our age,” Mallari said, referring to the University of Alaska Anchorage.
AFN endorses Peltola and Murkowski, citing accomplishments and commitments
Convention attendees embraced the two women, one a Democrat and one a Republican, both seen as champions of Native causes.
A brother seeks answers over Alaska deaths in custody
State cites privacy laws in what it can share with public.
Former Alaska Senate President Ben Stevens dies at 63
The Alaska State Troopers said Stevens was on Lost Lake Trail in the Chugach National Forest, outside of Seward and died on Thursday evening despite CPR and a helicopter response by Lifemed.
Watchdog agency says group supporting Dunleavy refuses to respond to investigation without subpoena
“We have told the commission that we cannot complete the investigation without this information and the other side is not cooperating,” said Tom Lucas, campaign disclosure coordinator at APOC.
No marijuana-possession prisoners in Alaska, state officials say
“In Alaska, we do not have anyone in jail for simple possession of marijuana,” a spokesperson for the office of the governor said by email when asked about the president’s planned action.