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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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Alaska will almost assuredly have two Sullivans on the ballot, but will it have two Dans?

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
After today’s oral arguments in front of the Alaska Supreme Court, it’s all but certain that Alaska’s primary election ballot will have two Sullivans.
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Alaska brought on a right-wing attorney to defend the decision to remove Dan J. Sullivan from the ballot

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The lawyer hails from a conservative Lower 48 law firm and helped shield the Republican National Committee from being investigated over its ties to the Jan. 6 insurrection. 
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Confidential document guided Alaska senators working on natural gas pipeline tax break

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
A secret agreement provides the most detailed insight yet into one of the world’s largest prospective natural gas projects.
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‘You don’t need any special legal training to smell a rat.’ Legislators question Dan J. Sullivan’s removal from the ballot

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
At Monday's joint hearing of the House State Affairs and Judiciary committees on the Division of Elections' decision to block a Petersburg man named Dan J. Sullivan from running against U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, it was pretty clear that many Republicans had already accepted the narrative as true and the response warranted. 
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Lawsuit argues Alaska election officials can’t disqualify Dan J. Sullivan — even if he was running as decoy

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Even if Petersburg Dan J. Sullivan were running against Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan with the intent to confuse voters a new lawsuit says it wouldn’t give the Alaska Division of Elections the power to disqualify him.
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Group behind latest effort to repeal ranked-choice voting is intentionally misleading voters, complaint alleges

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The 2024 effort to repeal ranked-choice voting was dogged by constant, serious allegations of campaign finance violations, and it appears this election cycle's effort isn’t much different.
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Dan Sullivan going by ‘Dan’ is just the proof the Division of Elections needed to disqualify him

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Division of Elections has officially disqualified a Petersburg man named Dan Sullivan from running for office against Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Alaska Division of Elections plans to disqualify the Other Dan Sullivan without proof of alleged fraud

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Division of Elections still hasn’t shown what evidence it has to block a Petersburg Republican named Dan Sullivan from running for U.S. Senate.
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AKLNG bill advances without the option for local governments to cut their own deals

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
With a little more than a week remaining in Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's special session, the gasline subsidy bill is nearing a vote in the House.
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