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Republicans run ‘fake Democrats’ to muddle Alaska primaries

Commentary The Alaska Current -
Republicans are trying to outmaneuver the state's new open primaries and ranked-choice voting system.
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Alaska’s pre-primary election turnout is down from extraordinary 2022 and 2020 primaries

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Voter turnout for Alaska's Aug. 20 primary is lower than the past two elections but higher than in 2018 and 2016, the last primaries without extraordinary factors.
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Republicans are trying out some weird things in Alaska’s primary election

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Republicans are attempting to bypass open primaries and regain influence by installing "fake Democrat" candidates while pressuring Republican candidates to sign withdrawal pledges.
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Alaska school districts got a one-time funding boost. It came too late for many teachers.

Education Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon -
District leaders and teachers say their colleagues are leaving because of uncertainty in what is usually a stable profession.
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Record-high temperatures bake Deadhorse and other sites on Alaska’s North Slope

Education Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
This story was originally published in the Alaska Beacon. A scorching hot day in Alaska’s Arctic set multiple records on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. At Deadhorse, the industrial camp community next to the Prudhoe Bay oil field, the temperature hit...
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Closed voting centers are just the latest barrier for voters in rural Alaska

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Voters in rural Alaska have faced longstanding issues around voting, including higher rates of by-mail absentee ballot rejections.
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Federal judge orders Mat-Su schools return challenged books to shelves before the start of the school year

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
A federal judge has ordered the Mat-Su Borough School District to return all but seven of the 56 books the district removed from shelves last year.
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Early and absentee voting is now open for Alaska’s primary election

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Absentee and early voting started Monday for Alaska’s Aug. 20 primary election.
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Progressive challengers lead in key Anchorage-area legislative races

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Progressive candidates hold big fundraising leads in several key legislative races on this year’s ballot, including several rematches of races narrowly lost to Republicans in 2022.
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Effort to repeal Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting headed to state Supreme Court

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The controversy-marked effort to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system is headed to the Alaska Supreme Court.
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