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Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | US Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska […]

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Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio heads to Harvard as teaching fellow

NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is headed to Harvard this fall as a teaching fellow at the university’s schools of government and public health. De Blasio, a Democrat who served as mayor from from 2014 to 2021, will take part in “a variety of discussions, events, and programming” at […]

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For 2 candidates, Alaska’s US House race is an opportunity to make history | Politics | #alaska | #politics

KENAI, Alaska — A day of campaigning on the Kenai Peninsula began for Nick Begich III and Mary Peltola under the gaze of a taxidermied brown bear. A lunchtime forum at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center was just one stop in a day of campaigning for Begich and Peltola as they run to […]

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Alaska governor outlines finalized state budget | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized state budget Tuesday that he said will pay off the state’s lingering oil and gas tax credits and invest in areas such as public safety, education and infrastructure. Dunleavy, a Republican who faces reelection this year, vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars in proposed […]

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Campground seen as stopgap for unhoused people in Anchorage | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of people experiencing homelessness in Alaska’s largest city will now camp at a city-owned site where bears recently tumbled through belongings, as a major local shelter closes. The Sullivan Arena, which provided shelter for hundreds of people nightly for more than two years, is closing Thursday. The use of Anchorage’s […]

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Campground seen as stopgap for unhoused people in Anchorage | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

Alaska

Alaska governor outlines finalized state budget | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

Alaska

Alaska governor outlines finalized state budget | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized state budget Tuesday that he said will pay off the state’s lingering oil and gas tax credits and invest in areas such as public safety, education and infrastructure. Dunleavy, who faces reelection this year, called the spending plan responsible. He vetoed hundreds of millions […]

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Mayor of Washington, DC, faces formidable primary challenge

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser faced a formidable fight for a third term, challenged in Tuesday’s Democratic primary by two council members in a race dominated by crime and public safety issues. During Bowser’s tumultuous second term, she clashed with former President Donald Trump and walked a public tightrope between her own police […]

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Judge to hear arguments in Alaska ballot access case | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge plans to hear arguments Friday in a lawsuit alleging that Alaska’s by-mail special primary for U.S. House discriminates against voters with visual impairments. It was not immediately clear how quickly Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir might rule. The election is Saturday. The lawsuit was filed this week […]