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Peltola Redraws the Map for Democrats in Alaska

Rep. Mary Peltola (D) is very likely on her way to reelection, even though we won’t see final results until the rank choice tabulation is done on Nov. 23. In August, Peltola earned 40% of first-choice votes. After Republican...

After Extremist Republicans Fail to Win, ‘Save Anchorage’ Points Fingers at Republican Culture Leaders

While the 2021 Anchorage municipal elections represented what appeared to be the first step in a successful effort for conservatives to take over and reshape the municipality in their image (Anti-Semitism, a guillotine, burning masks at Assembly meetings, etc.),...

Austin Quinn-Davidson Not Seeking Reelection to the Anchorage Assembly

Assembly member and former Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced today that she is not running for reelection.  With Quinn-Davidson, Pete Petersen, and likely Jamie Allard and Forrest Dunbar leaving the Assembly, the body could look vastly different in just a matter...

Tshibaka’s election lies

This story was originally published on dermotcole.com, and is republished here with permission.  I welcome the editorial Sunday in the Anchorage Daily News, which says Kelly Tshibaka "is spinning what can only be called lies about the need for recounts...

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson Files for Reelection

Amid the fray of the 2022 General Election, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson quietly filed for reelection on Tuesday. Bronson did not send out a press release or post about it on social media, and has not otherwise made the public...

Wolfe in a Democrat’s Clothing

In a final push to win his election, Republican Forrest Wolfe sent out misleading mailers to trick voters into thinking he was a well-known Democrat.  Mailers went out to the East Anchorage State House District 21 in the final days...

Alaska Primary Voters Had More Choice in 2022

This article was originally published by the Sightline Institute and is republished here with permission. In Alaska, 2022 was the year of the Independent. Freed by the state’s return to open primaries, nearly half of Alaska candidates running for governor,...

Preliminary Results from Alaska’s First Ranked-Choice Regular General Election

This visualization is provided to The Alaska Current through a partnership with Talk Data To Me.  Alaskans participated in their first-ever regular general election using rank choice voting Tuesday. While we still have about two weeks before the Alaska Division...

This Week in Anchorage Politics: More Painful Cuts to Education

The big news last week was that the Anchorage School District (ASD) administration continued to dribble information about budget recommendations to the school board and public. During a Tuesday work session, it became clear that upper grade language immersion...

Anchorage Baptist Temple Gives Platform to Republican Candidates Days Before Election

On Sunday, tax-exempt mega church The Anchorage Baptist Temple held a “Get Out the Vote Rally” featuring several high-profile Republican candidates.  It was a highly political afternoon for a 501(c)3 church which cannot endorse candidates, make political contributions, urge congregants...

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