Alaska Redistricting Board narrows options for Anchorage state senate maps
The key difference between the two is how they treat Eagle River, which will have an impact on how the deeply conservative community is represented in the Legislature.
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Early results show most Anchorage incumbents with leads, Assembly maintaining veto override
Unless something wild happens, the Anchorage Assembly is expected to maintain its override margin.
Conservatives make push for Eagle River/South Anchorage state senate district
Surprise, the GOP-favored proposal would maintain the deeply conservative Eagle River’s hold onto the driver’s seat of two Senate districts by once again reaching over the Chugach Mountains.
Alaska Redistricting Board heads back to the drawing board to fix political gerrymander
Things are already off to a contentious start.
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski will support confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Murkowski had more to lose in voting against Judge Brown than she had to gain from the already-alienated GOP base.
Friday in the Sun (April 1): The Everyone’s Running edition
It’s Friday.
LGBTQ+ equal protection measure advances in the House
The measure cleared the House Judiciary Committee for the first time in the decade Rep. Andy Josephson has been carrying it.
Judge sets April 15 deadline for Alaska Redistricting Board to fix gerrymandering
Neither change should take a significant amount of time or processing power to complete.
Unpacking the Alaska Supreme Court’s decision on redistricting
Plenty of notes to make for… the next round of redistricting in 2031.
Friday in the Sun (March 25): The Wild Speculation edition
As always, speculating and prognosticating on Alaska politics is second only to speculating and prognosticating on who will be in the race to fill out the remainder of Congressman Don Young’s term in office. Which, hey, that’s the theme of the week!