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Judge orders pro-Dunleavy campaign and its backers to finally answer subpoenas

Alaska’s campaign finance regulators may finally get answers about the inner workings of a campaign that backed Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s election in 2022, more than 14 months after the polls closed. On Friday, Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir ordered...

Anchorage Mayor ‘Bonson’ goes rogue in Juneau

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson went rogue in Juneau on Thursday, presenting his personal, unilaterally created legislative agenda in closed-door meetings with legislators, rather than the one he put together and agreed to with the Assembly in an open public...

Alaska House strips far-right Rep. Eastman of his only committee seat

The Alaska House voted 39-1 on Monday to remove far-right Republican Rep. David Eastman from the House Judiciary Committee, leaving the Wasilla legislator without a seat on any committee for the rest of the 33rd Legislature. Eastman is one of...

Alaska legislators fail to override Dunleavy’s K-12 funding veto

While a majority of legislators ultimately voted in favor of the override, they fell well short of the three-quarter vote needed under the Alaska Constitution to restore $87 million in K-12 funding.

Alaska senator vows to kill renewables bill as energy debate heats up in Juneau

Boosters say the legislation would give clear guidance to the state’s electric utilities to start shifting to wind and solar power amid a shortage of the locally produced natural gas that currently powers their plants. 

Rep. Vance, Alaska House Republicans take aim at voter-approved dark money law

Ever since Alaska voters approved an initiative for ranked-choice voting and open primaries, opponents have claimed voters were tricked into voting for the measure because of the initiative’s third element: A law to reveal the true source of dark...

State of session: Alaska education policy to watch

In this breakdown, let’s look at where the Legislature left education policy last session, what’s happened since then and the outlook for the upcoming session.

On eve of petition turn-in, anti-ranked choice voting group faces more allegations of underhanded campaigning

Alaskans for Honest Elections — the sprawling campaign to repeal Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system — has been accused of yet another round of not-so-honest tactics by opponents as it nears the deadline of its signature-gathering process. Pro-RCV...

A $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave step toward 2024 ballot

Organizers for the campaign to raise Alaska’s minimum wage submitted more than 41,000 signatures to the Division of Elections, getting the initiative onto the ballot.

Anti-ranked choice voting campaign gets hit with nearly $100,000 in fines over church scheme

Conservative activist and lead organizer Art Mathias is personally responsible for $46,237.50 of the fine.

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