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Current Cravings: Case for a salmon burger

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
From classic to spicy, follow along as Jenny Weis taste tests Anchorage’s top salmon burgers
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Alaska Supreme Court weighs claim that Division of Elections gave ranked-choice repeal special treatment

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
Supporters of Alaska’s election system argued before the Alaska Supreme Court that the Division of Elections violated state laws by allowing Alaskans for Honest Elections, a right-wing group with campaign finance violations, to correct 60 signature booklets.
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2 rural Alaska precincts fail to open for primary voting after workers don’t respond to state

Elections Alaska Beacon -
Voting stations in Wales and Kaktovik never opened for the primary on Tuesday, according to the Alaska Division of Elections director.  “Despite trying multiple ways to contact the poll workers, the individuals we had hired for those communities were unresponsive...
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Alaska Supreme Court to hear arguments accusing state of giving RCV repeal initiative special treatment

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Division of Elections is accused of missing deadlines by allowing a group to fix errors in their petition to repeal open primaries and ranked-choice voting.
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Mary and Lisa have an approach to Trump that is beyond party control: Deal with it

Federal Government Eric Croft -
Alaska should be proud that we have two strong independent women in DC representing Alaska.
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Alaska’s embattled economic development agency signs contracts with seven law firms

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
AIDEA has long used outside attorneys. What’s new is selecting firms in advance, which the agency's leader says allows work to happen more quickly than going through the state’s procurement process each time an issue comes up.
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Peltola shines while Trump-endorsed Dahlstrom disappoints in Alaska primary

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola turned in a strong performance in Alaska’s primary election, winning more than half the votes cast in the race.
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Community calls for hope and healing after police kill 16-year-old: ‘This is Anchorage’

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Tears, hugs and talk about what’s next dominated demonstrations this weekend honoring Easter Leafa, the 16-year-old who was shot and killed by Anchorage police earlier in the week.
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Justice to monitor Alaska primary election for compliance with language requirements

Elections Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
The U.S. Justice Department plans to monitor operations at polling places in parts of rural Alaska on Tuesday, the state’s primary election day, for compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act.
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What to know about Alaska’s primary election

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Polls opened Tuesday morning for Alaska’s second primary election under the open primary system adopted by voters in 2020.
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