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Campaign regulators seek hefty fines for East Anchorage GOP candidates Wright and Nelson

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Most fines for violating Alaska’s campaign laws accrue daily, meaning overlooked errors from previous elections can snowball into five or six figures over an election cycle or two.
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Rev. Schultz is on a mission to reclaim Christianity from Christian nationalism

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
As the nation hurtles toward election day, Anchorage First Presbyterian Rev. Matt Schultz is warning about a decades-old identity theft scam: Christian nationalism.
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Alaska U.S. Sen Murkowski endorses a no vote on open primaries repeal

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Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has made a career of working across the political aisle, endorsed a no vote on Ballot Measure 2.
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Anti-RCV groups face even more fines for shady campaigning

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The group pushing for the repeal of Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system is facing another round of major fines.
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Alaska voters will get the chance to enact campaign contribution limits that GOP legislators blocked

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
After a judge struck down Alaska’s campaign finance limits in 2021, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his allies blocked legislative efforts to cap political spending in Alaska.
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After blocking contribution limits, most conservatives lag in fundraising

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
This year’s election cycle will be the second where candidates can raise unlimited amounts of money from individual contributions after a federal judge struck down limits.
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Breaking down Ballot Measure 2

Elections Holly Todd -
Voter freedom is once again on the ballot.
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For moderate Republicans running for Alaska’s Legislature, party takes a backseat to policy

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The 2020 election saw several moderate Republicans in the House and Senate defeated in semi-closed partisan primaries, mainly because they resisted Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s scorched-earth approach to budgeting and governance.
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Alaska GOP House Speaker Tilton on killing election reform bill: It ‘would have leaned the election towards Mary Peltola’

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
An election reform bill that sought to make it easier for Alaskans living in rural and remote communities to have their votes counted died in the legislative session’s final hours at the hands of House Republicans.
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Mayor LaFrance endorses three House candidates: A Republican, a Democrat and an independent

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance issued an endorsement today backing a bipartisan group of legislators in their races for the Alaska State House.
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