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Nonpartisan open primaries let Alaskans choose values over party • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

In 2022, Alaska voters for the first time used nonpartisan open primaries to choose candidates for the general election. Every voter, regardless of political registration, received the same ballot. And every ballot listed every candidate in every race. In this style of primary, voters could support a mix of Republicans, Democrats, independents and third-party candidates, […]

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Peltola’s state director leaves – Must Read Alaska | #alaska | #politics

Josh Revak, the Republican who ran briefly for Alaska’s one congressional seat, but dropped out and supported Rep. Mary Peltola, was short-lived in her office. He is leaving to pursue other opportunities. Revak, of south Anchorage, was named Peltola’s state director for the first few months, but has been marginalized by her increasingly partisan Democrat […]

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Alaska’s Native and political leaders praise Supreme Court decision on Indian Child Welfare Act | #alaska | #politics

On Thursday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act in a 7-2 decision. The ruling preserves a 35-year-old law intended to address the harm caused by the federal government’s boarding school program by prioritizing the placement of Alaska Native and American Indian children into tribal homes. Alaska Native […]

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Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announces run for Congress | #alaska | #politics

Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom on Dec. 9, 2022. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media) Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom will run for Congress, seeking the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Dahlstrom announced her campaign in a prepared written statement and did not immediately answer phone calls seeking additional comment. If elected, Dahlstrom would […]

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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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Nick Begich endorses Trump for president | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Republican congressional candidate Nick Begich has joined Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson in endorsing former President Donald Trump for president. In a social media post, Begich on Monday said that Trump had been a pro-Alaska president, while Biden’s policy’s have hurt the state. “Mary Peltola has endorsed Joe Biden for another failed term,” Begich […]

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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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The backstory of the tall guy behind Mary Peltola | #alaska | #politics

Mary Peltola in a media interview on Aug. 31, 2022 — her 49th birthday — minutes after learning she’d been elected to the U.S. House. Campaign manager Anton McParland hovers behind her. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Look at photos of Mary Peltola during her campaign for Congress last year and you’ll often see a tall […]

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The Political Logic Of Willow Project’s Approval | #alaska | #politics

community members demand President Biden stop the Willow Project. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for This is Zero Hour) Getty Images for This is Zero Hour In 2020, Candidate Biden pledged not to allow drilling on public lands and waters. In 2021, President Biden announced a target of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% […]

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Maine to hold ranked-choice runoff election for House seat | #alaska | #politics

(NewsNation) — Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is headed for a ranked-choice runoff after neither candidate secured 50% of the votes needed. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Golden led his Republican challenger Rep. Bruce Poliquin with 48.2% of the total vote, just shy of carrying the race. The runoff will be determined by the 6% of votes […]