At Kodiak fisheries debate, Gara and Walker find common ground while Dunleavy is a no-show
The Democratic and independent candidates discuss issues including bycatch, workforce development and mariculture — and criticize the absent incumbent.
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Deep pockets inundate Alaska’s race for governor
Nearly half of all the money that came into the gubernatorial race came from contributions that would have exceeded the defunct campaign contribution limits.
Gara, Cook: Running together for a brighter future
cuts and a lack of job opportunity they lose hope. 20,000 more people have left Alaska under the current Governor than have moved here. Too many of our neighbors don’t see a bright Alaska future anymore.
Teacher Jessica Cook joins Les Gara’s gubernatorial ticket
They’re the only Democratic ticket in a race that has drawn several Republican tickets and a former governor.
Alaska rationing health care as covid surge leads the nation. Dunleavy: ‘We’ve always been on top of this.’
“We’re on top of this. We’ve always been on top of this,” said Gov. Mike Dunleavy as he downplayed the severity of the pandemic, noting that more people have died from other non-covid causes.
GARA: I’m Running to Create A Brighter Future
“I want a brighter future, not a state people have been leaving for a record four years in a row. We can do better than the loss of thousands of good-paying jobs, closed small businesses and less opportunity to succeed.”
Garas and Walkers and Bear Doctors, Oh My! The state of the race for governor
Obligatory: The 2022 election in Alaska will be unprecedented with the brand-new combination of open primaries and ranked-choice voting on the books as well as a court ruling that just took the state’s contribution limits off the books.
Les Gara joins the race for governor
Gara doesn’t have a running mate at this point, but said he’s looking to form a ticket that represents Alaska.
Former Rep. Les Gara announces exploratory committee for governor
Gara, who left the Legislature after not seeking re-election in 2018, set his sights on Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy in his announcement this afternoon.
GARA: How unjustifiable tax breaks take funds away from schools, seniors and what Alaskans believe in
By former Rep. Les Gara. To submit an editorial for consideration get ahold of The Midnight Sun’s editor Matt Buxton at [email protected] Corporate Profits (Millions…