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What to know about the upcoming Alaska election (and how to practice ranked voting)
Also, you can practice ranked choice voting in a mock election.
Legislative aides call Anchorage Democratic Rep. Tarr verbally abusive, unfit for state Senate
In a series of interviews, they describe a decade-old pattern of behavior.
Ahead of filing deadline, almost a third of the Alaska Legislature isn’t seeking reelection
Turnover could dampen momentum on a long-awaited fiscal plan, some lawmakers say.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The state's redistricting board must use a new map for this year's elections. Also, Alaska parents and pediatricians face the nationwide shortage of baby formula. And a new program uses artificial intelligence to identify humpback whales.
How the battle over Alaska’s legislative districts landed in court
The state’s high court agreed with an earlier Superior Court decision and wrote that the Redistricting Board “engaged in unconstitutional political gerrymandering."
Alaska Supreme Court finds Republican gerrymander in Anchorage districts, orders new map
The decision almost certainly ends Alaska’s redistricting process for 2022.
Alaska judge orders board adopt interim redistricting map
Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews in a decision released late Monday ordered the board to adopt on an interim basis a map that pairs the Eagle River area House districts into a Senate district.
New legal filing challenges Alaska’s redistricting plan
The filing seeks an order requiring the board to keep both House districts in Eagle River together.
Alaska Redistricting Board adopts new maps that link part of Eagle River, South Anchorage and Girdwood
The new plan would join part of the Eagle River area with south Anchorage and Girdwood for one Senate district and another part of the Eagle River area to an area that includes a military base for another Senate district.
An Alaska politics recap, from redistricting lawsuits to a Capitol COVID outbreak
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled on redistricting last week, the House plans to take up the budget in a few days — and there's yet another conflict about mask-wearing on the House floor.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds district pairing Skagway and Haines with Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley
Skagway filed suit last year, challenging the redistricting board’s legislative map pairing it with the Mendenhall Valley by arguing that it was more socio-economically aligned with downtown Juneau.
Alaska high court finds Senate district unconstitutional
The pairing had drawn intense discussion among Alaska Redistricting Board members last fall as they worked to finalize new maps.
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to end his decade-long legislative career
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will end a decade-long legislative career when the Alaska House adjourns sometime later this year.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 18, 2022
Alaska's only Congressman, Republican Don Young, has died. Also, the state Supreme Court hears arguments over public testimony on redistricting.
Anchorage Assembly moves to narrow down options for reapportionment maps
At a meeting this week, officials hope the Assembly will narrow their selection down to one map that other members can make amendments to.
Former Dunleavy Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock files bid for state Senate seat
Babcock is running for the seat currently held by Sen. Peter Micciche.
Judge rules that redrawn Senate districts for East Anchorage and Eagle River violate the Alaska Constitution
The judge also found that the Alaska Redistricting Board violated the state constitution for how it drew the Southeast Alaska House district that includes Skagway.
Fate of Alaska’s new legislative map hangs in the balance as parties close arguments
Much of Friday was taken up by whether the board treated residents of Valdez and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough fairly when it put them in the same district.
Trial begins over challenges to Alaska redistricting plan
Following a discussion of procedural matters, the trial began with questioning of witnesses related to a case challenging the board’s decision to split conservative Eagle River into two Senate districts.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Communities across the state are seeking changes to the Alaska Redistricting Board's new legislative map. Also, a surprise decision about halibut bycatch in Western Alaska leaves some fishermen worried. And a weather station malfunction leaves Yakutat without air travel for days.