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Signatures can be gathered for 2026 repeal vote on Alaska voting system, lieutenant governor says

Courts Alaska Beacon -
Less than four months after Alaska voters rejected a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary system, the state’s lieutenant governor has OK’d a new petition-gathering effort to repeal the system. 
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Alaska state workers rally at the Capitol, calling for salary transparency and pension plan

Economy Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
The Alaska State Employees Association filed a lawsuit this week seeking to compel the release of a statewide salary study, which they say is essential to union wages and a stable retirement.
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Shocker. Republican who bashed students on social media is skeptical of letting them pre-register to vote

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
House Bill 21 proposes allowing Alaskans to pre-register to vote once they turn 16.
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Dunleavy manipulated salary study so he could keep underpaying workers, lawsuit alleges

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Dunleavy administration has been vague and non-committal about a long-overdue wage study that legislators hoped would shed light on chronic problems of public sector worker shortages and turnover.
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Alaska Legislature says Denali should stay Denali

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Senate today voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling on Trump and the federal government to undo the renaming of the nation’s tallest mountain.
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Musk attacks federal agency that funds pro-democracy group led by Sen. Dan Sullivan

Federal Government Dermot Cole -
Elon Musk claims he has shut down a U.S. agency that bankrolls the International Republican Institute, a organization headed by Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Yukon government warns that Trump tariffs will make Alaska life more expensive

Economy James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
China, Alaska’s biggest international trading partner, is also targeted by tariffs that are likely to trigger a trade war.
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Alaska campaign regulators slap anti-open primary groups with another round of hefty fines

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The sprawling campaign behind the failed voter initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system has continued to lie to the public about how it was funded.
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Uncertainty and confusion in Alaska as Trump attempts to freeze federal spending

Federal Government James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
A presidential action with few details left nonprofits, state officials and school administrators scrambling.
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Dunleavy takes aim at the First Amendment with anti-protest bill

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday reintroduced legislation aimed at curbing public protests.
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