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Alaska lawmakers demand answers on state voter purge that disqualified citizens

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The purge comes as the Division of Elections is already being accused of bending or ignoring the law to favor Republicans.
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Alaska Legislature opens third gasline special session with no fanfare and even less optimism

News Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
Gov. Dunleavy says he’s negotiating in private on possible new legislation, but lawmakers had nothing to work on Monday as the session began.
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Hill will get a head-to-head with Begich after Schultz’s exit, as GOP banks on stoking division

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
Democratic candidate Matt Schultz ended his campaign last week, clearing the way for independent Bill Hill. 
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JKT reports big haul heading into governor’s race primary

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
With a month to go until Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary, the race has whittled down from a 17-candidate slate running to be Alaska’s next governor to just four.
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Hilcorp killed Alaska LNG bill, some legislators say, but governor calls the claim ‘bulls**t’

News Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
Behind the scenes of a climactic day in the Alaska Legislature for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
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Here’s why you need to register to vote in Alaska’s primary

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
The deadline to register to vote in Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary election is this Sunday.
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy sets state record for most vetoes in a single Legislature

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Eight other bills await a final decision, plus the possibility of a multibillion-dollar tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
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Key backer of RCV repeal caught in Medicaid fraud crackdown

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Repeal Now is the latest campaign supporting an initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primary system.
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Once-certain AKLNG tax cut deal unravels as legislators grapple with S-corp taxes, secret agreements and slights

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Legislators are midway through the second special session of the year.
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Christian Nationalist lawmaker gets a slap on the wrist for threatening paper over Charlie Kirk coverage. She says she’s being silenced.

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
Homer Rep. Sarah Vance likely violated state ethics laws when she used her legislative office to threaten the Homer News over its coverage of a memorial she helped organize for Charlie Kirk.
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