Pebble execs say Alaska’s Congressional delegation is gutless and Dunleavy’s in their pocket
“He’s gonna try to ride out the election and remain quiet,” the execs said of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
State Politics
Oops. Division of Elections sent out ballots listing the wrong candidate for Anchorage House race
The move left Democrat-backed independent candidate Suzanne LaFrance off the ballot.
State says it doesn’t need to justify ballot favoring GOP, Alaska Supreme Court says no to reprint
The court seemed skeptical that it would be impossible to reprint the ballots in time but ultimately said it’s fine to proceed as-is.
By concealing ballot change until the last minute, state may just get away with an unfair election
Alyse Galvin may very well prove her voter registration should be on the general election ballot but because the state hid the change until the last possible minute, it may not.
Judge orders halt to printing of already-printed ballots, says state hasn’t justified controversial change
Henderson noted that lack of an explanation in today’s order, saying the state “has not thus far asserted any meaningful or cogent reason for not including this information on the current general election ballot.”
Boy, the voting memes are fun but what we’d really like is a fair election
Trust that our elections will be free and fair is the foundation of democracy. We’re not nearly that close to a collapse in Alaska, but it sure feels like the foundation is being chipped away.
UA President Pitney seeks stability and certainty for students, faculty amid cuts
A stable university is one that people will attend, she says.
The recovery from COVID-19 will require patience from all of us
“Basically, people don’t want to get sick,” explained ISER economist Kevin Berry.
Ahead of the general election, civil rights groups sue to waive rule that tossed 1,200 ballots in the primary
The state has refused to waive the measure on its own.
Dunleavy claims he didn’t know about state-funded political mailers but agrees to reimburse state $2,800
The governor argues that he never knew about the mailers sent out by his administration.