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Peltola had nothing to say to Alaskans about Easter | #alaska | #politics

Did Rep. Mary Peltola just forget about Easter this year? Peltola didn’t put together any kind of social media or press release greeting to Alaskans about Easter this year. Every other statewide political leader did — Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy. In fact, across America, political folks from both sides […]

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Art Hackney: Vote for Chris Tuck for mayor | #alaska | #politics

By ART HACKNEY Politics is a process of trial by fire – and rightly so – but sometimes those fires can also burn a city to the ground. Many candidates simply distinguish themselves by the size of the bombs they throw at their opponents. How about actual accomplishments; actual articulated ideas; actual candidate character? That […]

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Alex Gimarc: Mike Robbins for Alaska GOP chair | #alaska | #politics

By ALEX GIMARC Must Read Alaska reported Mike Robbins’ candidacy for Republican Party chairman. Robbins is a long-time party activist and local businessman, currently the Executive Director for Anchorage Community Development Authority under Mayor Dave Bronson. He is currently vice chairman of the Alaska Republican Party. He is a long-term local businessman and entrepreneur, mostly in the media world. His skill […]

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House passes bill making vandalism against churches a felony | #alaska | #politics

Vandalism at the Emmonak Catholic Church With bipartisan support, the Alaska House passed a bill that would make vandalism on churches and religious property a felony. House Bill 238 is sponsored by Democrat Rep. Andy Josephson of Anchorage, who said in his floor remarks that vandalism against religious property affects an entire congregation, whereas vandalism […]

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Alaska House bill tackles use of artificial intelligence, deep fakes in political attacks | #alaska | #politics

As if campaign distortions were not enough, the 2024 election season is likely to be the first in which artificial intelligence is used on a wide scale to spread false information. Alaska House Bill 358 addresses the use of AI to crease false identities and create harm, said Rep. Mike Cronk, the bill’s key sponsor, […]

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Anchorage ballots are in the mail | #alaska | #politics

The Anchorage Municipal Clerk’s Office announced that 206,727 ballot packages were being mailed out March 12 to qualified registered voters. Voters can anticipate receiving their ballot package in the mail by Tuesday, March 19, the Clerk’s Office said. There are about 242,000 voters in the Municipality, which means the Clerk’s Office did not mail ballots […]

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Minimum wage hike petition has enough signature to be on fall ballot in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

A ballot initiative to increase Alaska’s minimum wage has enough signatures to be included on the November ballot. As seen at the Division of Elections, the group needed 26,705, and submitted 31,719 qualified signatures. The signatures were spread out between a majority of House districts, as required. The exceptions were House Districts 37-40 and House […]

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Alex Gimarc: The 907 Initiative is campaigning against the mayor of Anchorage | #alaska | #politics

By ALEX GIMARC I always appreciate it when the Left tells us what they think is important. This month’s example comes out of the Democrat, dark money-funded, independent campaign group that calls itself the 907 Initiative. Earlier this month, we received a gorgeous 4-page, color brochure printed on heavy paper entitled the Annual Performance Report […]

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Julie Kitka announces retirement from presidency of Alaska Federation of Natives | #alaska | #politics

Julie Kitka, who has served as president of Alaska Federation of Natives for 33 years, is retiring, the board announced on Friday. The board of directors of the highly political Alaska Native organization has developed a succession and search committee “and will be casting a wide net to seek diverse candidates with strong commitments to […]

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Anchorage election filing season starts | #alaska | #politics

It’s election season in Anchorage again, and soon the office of the mayor and several Assembly seats and School Board positions will appear on the April 2 ballot, which will go in the mail to voters eligible and ineligible — in mid-March. Although no candidate can officially file until Friday, Jan. 12 at 8 am, […]