Alaska advocates submit petition signatures to put minimum wage increase on ballot
The initiative campaign would also mandate paid sick leave and protect workers from having to hear employers’ political or religious messages.
Supreme Court takes up Colorado’s decision to kick Trump off its primary ballot
Arguments on whether a constitutional ban on insurrectionists holding federal office bars Donald Trump from running for president will be heard Feb. 8.
Alaska campaign regulator declines to fast-track complaint against anti-ranked choice campaign
The Alaska Public Offices Commission voted unanimously to conduct a full investigation before hearing the case in February.
Alaska ranked choice voting opponents blame ‘incompetence,’ not subterfuge, for errors in campaign disclosure
The founders of Alaskans for Honest Elections say a $90,000 political donation wasn't routed through a church group, despite what they wrote on a form.
Mat-Su Assembly, School Board incumbents fend off challengers in local elections
Matanuska-Susitna Borough voters re-elected conservative Assembly and School Board incumbents in all but one race in local elections Tuesday.
Denali Borough voters to elect new mayor, Assembly, school board
"All of our districts, every seat, is up for election" in the borough's downsized Assembly and its school board, according to the borough clerk.
Alaska redistricting board agrees to pay $400K after losing Eagle River Senate lawsuit
A group of East Anchorage plaintiffs successfully challenged the boundaries of Eagle River’s state Senate district last year.
State lawmaker Josiah Patkotak is poised to become the next North Slope Borough mayor
At 29 years old, he would become the region’s youngest mayor.
U.S. Justice Department monitoring elections on North Slope and in Dillingham and Kusilvak areas
The department says it's monitoring the three rural Alaska regions to ensure compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act.
10 candidates vie for 2 areawide seats on the Juneau Assembly
The pool of candidates is much larger than last year when three Juneau Assembly members ran unopposed for reelection.
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.
APOC staff recommends fines for opponents of Alaska’s ranked choice voting
Investigators say those trying to repeal Alaska's voting system routed a $90,000 political contribution through a church group, among other alleged violations of campaign laws.
Two more Alaska ballot measures pass legal muster, but another is disqualified
The approved measures would impose new financial restrictions on political campaigns and grant an array of rights to workers.
Report from Alaska campaign regulator says Tshibaka-linked group violated state law
Alaska Public Offices Commission staff have recommended a $16,450 fine against former U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka's Preserve Democracy.
Alaska lieutenant governor disqualifies legislative term-limits ballot measure
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled in 1994 that legislative term limits would require a constitutional amendment, not a ballot measure.
Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from the first Republican debate
At the center of the stage, and the center of the debate’s hottest exchanges, was a 38-year-old man who no one expected to be there even a few months ago.
Anchorage Assembly raises concerns about election challenge filed by mayor’s former chief of staff
“We are looking into what reasonably might appear to be a coordinated effort to affect the outcome of an election,” said Assembly chair Chris Constant.
Another campaign complaint filed against opponents of Alaska ranked choice voting
The complaint alleges that Kelly Tshibaka and her nonprofit have been lobbying and campaigning without following the law.
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.
Questions on minimum wage, paid sick leave and campaign funding could be heading to Alaska voters
Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom has until early September to certify whether three proposals will go to petition-gathering stage.