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The state Constitution requires the board to map legislative boundaries every 10 years, after receiving census data.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough north of Anchorage gained the most people in the last decade, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday.

The share of Alaska’s population that identifies as a race or ethnicity other than solely white rose from less than a third of the population to more than than 40%.

Lisa Murkowski is the most likely Senate Republican to be on board. She’s not.

Behind schedule but moving forward, Alaska's state budget will be open for public testimony this week. So far, the House finance committee has made few large changes to the budget as proposed by Gov. Dunleavy.

But some are doubting the accuracy of that claim.

The members of the board that will set Alaska’s legislative districts for the next decade have been finalized.  Melanie Bahnke, the president and CEO of...

The board is charged with rewriting the legislative boundaries based on federal census results.

Advocates say that if response rates remain low, Alaska stands to miss out on billions of dollars over the next ten years.

A majority of incumbents appear to have kept their seats, with a tax on alcohol voted down last year on track to pass.

Candidates, bonds, and on-site cannabis consumption are all on the ballot, with a Tuesday deadline for submitting votes.

A newly formed committee charged with planning for Alaska's once-a-decade redistricting process will hold its first meeting next week.

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A ballot measure in Anchorage could add a new seat and redistrict the body's current political boundaries. Supporters say it's about fairness in representation for some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.

Guttenberg says he’s leaving his decades of service to his district and the state party so he can enjoy life in his home in the Goldstream Valley. Listen now

Former state senator John Torgerson has been appointed to run the Denali Commission while a search is underway for the organization's next leader. Listen now

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Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth joined a legal brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case Tuesday, arguing that redistricting shouldn’t favor one political party. Listen now

While Republicans nationally are divided for and against Donald Trump, the discord at the state convention in Fairbanks this weekend had a more local flavor. New party chairman Tuckerman Babcock asked fellow Republicans to let go of their grudges, which weren't far below the surface.