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As the State of Alaska remains hellbent on prosecuting Samoan US nationals for voting, Alaskans rally around Whittier couple

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
On a chilly Thursday afternoon outside the Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, Tupe Smith and her husband, Mike Pese, were joined by members of Alaska’s Samoan community and those outraged by the state’s drive to make an example out...
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Poll: Peltola opens race for U.S. Senate with slight edge on Sullivan

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced her plans to challenge right-wing Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan this week.
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She’s in. Mary Peltola will run for U.S. Senate, seeking to unseat Sullivan

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Frmer U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced today she's running for U.S. Senate.
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Not surprisingly, Sullivan has nothing to say about Hegseth

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Dan Sullivan has absolutely nothing to say about Pete Hegseth and the military strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
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No, Anchorage isn’t turning to by-phone elections

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
The New York Times recently dropped into Anchorage to report on what it called “an experiment that feels both inevitable and impossibly futuristic."
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State of the Race: Polling-informed gubernatorial power rankings

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
A lot has happened since the last power rankings of the race for the next governor of Alaska.
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Anchorage pastor Matt Schultz, who warned about Christian nationalism, to challenge U.S. Rep. Nick Begich

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Anchorage First Presbyterian Rev. Matt Schultz will be taking his advocacy to the statewide stage.
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Homer City Council certifies election results, all three incumbents re-elected

Elections Chloe Pleznac -
There were 222 additional absentee in-person, mail-in, and fax email ballots discovered on Monday, after the Canvas Board counted 196 absentee and special needs ballots on Friday.
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Alaska Supreme Court rules GOP group still must answer for 2022 campaign complaints

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
The ruling is the latest in one of the state's longest-running unresolved campaign finance complaints.
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: A Baker’s Dozen

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
At this point, who isn’t running for governor?
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