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Alaska

Will it be the Don Young Port of Anchorage? | #alaska | #politics

Will the Anchorage Assembly name the Port of Alaska after the late Congressman Don Young, who was Alaska’s sole congressman for 49 years? Or will it take a pass? The decision could be made during Tuesday night’s regular Assembly meeting, after it was postponed in September. There are several leftist members of the Assembly who […]

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Downing: Alaska air crashes and politics collide, once again | #alaska | #politics

By SUZANNE DOWNING This week, we received the news of the untimely passing of Gene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., husband to Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola. Gene met his tragic end as the plane he was piloting crashed during a moose hunting expedition. Loaded with the spoils of the hunt, the aircraft met its doom shortly after […]

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For visiting U.S. House members, Denali is a showcase of globally significant climate change | #alaska | #politics

In Denali National Park and Preserve, effects of climate change are wide-ranging and dramatic. There are landslides being triggered by warming temperatures and thaw, glaciers shrinking, plants expanding their territory upslope, shifting populations of animals from insects to large mammals, struggling salmon runs in the Yukon River basin that pass through the park area – […]

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GOP’s Lisa Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating Donald Trump-endorsed GOP rival Kelly Tshibaka. Murkowski beat Tshibaka in the Nov. 8 ranked choice election. The results were announced Wednesday, when elections officials tabulated the ranked choice results after neither candidate won more than 50% of first-choice votes. Murkowski wound up […]

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Alaska Natives fete their 1st Congress member, Mary Peltola | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress, received a hero’s welcome Thursday when the Democrat gave the keynote address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage. Those attending the largest annual gathering of Natives in Alaska showered her with standing ovations, spontaneous songs and gifts, […]

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Alaska US Senate hopeful drops bid, backs fellow Republican | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A little-known candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Alaska suspended his campaign Monday, hoping not to divide the GOP vote during the general election by throwing his support to a fellow Republican backed by former President Donald Trump. Buzz Kelley, who finished fourth in the primary race, said his motivation […]

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How ranked choice voting works in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

One voter, one ballot. Sure. But in Alaska this year, that’s not the whole story. Alaska voters face a sort of poll within a poll, where they’ll rank their choices as part of a new system that kicked off earlier this year. The first ranked choice contest under the system was an August special election […]

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Alaska Supreme Court ruling keeps Sweeney off House ballot | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race. In a brief written order, the high court said it affirmed the decision of Superior Court Judge William Morse, who agreed with […]

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Palin, Begich, Gross advance in Alaska US House race | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska – Republican former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat. Palin, Begich and Gross, an orthopedic surgeon, were among 48 candidates in last Saturday’s special primary for the seat, which was left vacant following the […]

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Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they’ve seen, with 48 candidates running to succeed the man who had held the state’s only U.S. House seat for 49 years. While some of the candidates in this week’s special primary have name recognition, including Sarah Palin and Santa Claus — yes, Santa […]