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Alaska U.S. House candidate Begich gets Freedom Fund endorsement
Nick Begich III gained the endorsement of the House Freedom Fund. He says he's not sure he'd join the hard-right caucus if elected.
Begich makes a pledge: He’ll drop out of Alaska’s U.S. House race if Dahlstrom bests him in primary.
Begich says if other GOP candidates do the same, it would allow conservative voters to unite behind one candidate. Another solution: Ranking.
In speech to Alaska Legislature, Murkowski shows she’s outside Trump’s grip on GOP
Murkowski lauded Rep. Peltola, a Democrat, and urged legislators to put Alaska before party. She later endorsed Nikki Haley for president.
Nancy Dahlstrom, Alaska lieutenant governor, announces run for Congress
Republican Nancy Dahlstrom is running for U.S. House, challenging Rep. Mary Peltola.
Alaska attorney general approves free legal defense for top officials accused of ethical lapses
The policy change was unanimously opposed by those members of the public who testified; critics say it’s a recipe for self-dealing.
North to the future? Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is praised and criticized nationally
The system is seen by advocates in the Lower 48 as a model for advancing civility and moderation, but it is vulnerable to repeal at home.
Mat-Su school board votes to sideline student representative, despite overwhelming opposition
The Matanuska-Susitna school board voted to remove most opportunities for their student representative to participate in board work.
Top Alaska officials facing ethics complaints could get state representation under proposed rules
Under the proposal, the state could provide counsel for a governor or lieutenant governor if the attorney general deemed it in the public interest.
Begich announces he’ll challenge Peltola for Alaska’s U.S. House seat
Republican Nicholas Begich III is taking another run at becoming Alaska’s next member of Congress.
Despite decades of warning, looming natural gas shortage threatens to drive up Alaska energy prices
For the second time in just over a decade, utilities are talking about importing liquified natural gas amid looming Cook Inlet gas shortages.
In secret recordings, a top Anchorage library official calls Alaska Natives ‘woke’ and ‘racists’
Despite Judy Eledge’s history of inflammatory comments and social media posts, Anchorage’s mayor placed her in a key position in the city’s library and Alaska’s governor awarded her public money and a national role.
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Launch of campaign to repeal ranked choice voting draws a crowd in Anchorage
A few hundred people met at a south Anchorage church Thursday night to kick off a signature drive aiming to get rid of ranked choice voting and go back to the way Alaska used to elect candidates.
Alaska’s new elections director, a Trump donor, stays quiet on 2020 election fairness nationally
Carol Beecher doesn’t have elections experience, but Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom cites her administrative background, impartiality as reasons for the pick.
Mary Peltola and the art of Yuuyaraq’ing
Yup'ik Alaskans say Rep. Mary Peltola has embraced a handed-down code of conduct which encourages interconnectedness, balance and respect for others.
Selection committee votes Tuesday on finalists for Alaska Supreme Court vacancy
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy will make the final selection; he was sworn into a second term Monday by one of the applicants.
Next act for Sarah Palin is unclear after Alaska U.S. House losses
One consultant says Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, could have “run away” with Alaska's 2022 U.S. House races but didn’t seem focused.
Peltola wins Alaska’s U.S. House race by 10 point margin
Congresswoman Mary Peltola came out nearly 10 points ahead of Republican Sarah Palin.
Republicans hold majority in Alaska House after benefiting from ranked choice voting
Republicans hold 21 of the 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives after the first full run of Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system.
The next round of counting begins in Alaska. Here’s how ranked-choice voting works
A hypothetical example walks through a couple of scenarios — one in which a candidate wins outright, and one in which a couple of rounds of ranked-choice voting takes place.