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GOP candidates’ lackluster campaigning buoyed by Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity Alaska has spent more than $100,000 to boost Republicans in the state legislature race.

Republicans run ‘fake Democrats’ to muddle Alaska primaries

Republicans are trying to outmaneuver the state's new open primaries and ranked-choice voting system.

Alaska’s pre-primary election turnout is down from extraordinary 2022 and 2020 primaries

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.

Republicans are trying out some weird things in Alaska’s primary election

Alaska Republicans are attempting to bypass open primaries and regain influence by installing "fake Democrat" candidates while pressuring Republican candidates to sign withdrawal pledges.

Alaska school districts got a one-time funding boost. It came too late for many teachers.

District leaders and teachers say their colleagues are leaving because of uncertainty in what is usually a stable profession.

Record-high temperatures bake Deadhorse and other sites on Alaska’s North Slope

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...

Closed voting centers are just the latest barrier for voters in rural Alaska

Voters in rural Alaska have faced longstanding issues around voting, including higher rates of by-mail absentee ballot rejections.

Federal judge orders Mat-Su schools return challenged books to shelves before the start of the school year

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.

Early and absentee voting is now open for Alaska’s primary election

Absentee and early voting started Monday for Alaska’s Aug. 20 primary election.

Murkowski says Trump’s lies about Harris’ Black identity are the latest sign of a troubled campaign

On Wednesday, Trump had a spectacular meltdown on the stage of the National Association of Black Journalists.

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