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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Seventh Heaven

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
And now there were seven.
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Four Score

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
While the Alaska Democratic Party doesn't yet have a candidate in the race for governor, Republicans continue expanding their field.
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Republican opposition kills bill intended to fix Alaska’s absentee voting problems

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Senate Bill 64 passed the Senate this week, but the House doesn’t have enough time to address it, legislators said.
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Three’s a Crowd

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The race for Alaska’s next governor grew a bit larger this week with the entrance of right-wing organizer and former talk radio personality Bernadette Wilson.
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A way-too-early power ranking of Alaska’s gubernatorial race

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The race to be Alaska’s next governor kicked off this week when two Republicans filed the paperwork to begin fundraising and campaigning.
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Misinformed by election officials, American Samoans in Alaska now face prosecution

Courts Victoria Petersen -
Felony charges have swept through Whittier’s American Samoan community after an anonymous complaint prompted a state investigation. The residents are U.S. nationals, and community leaders say they were provided incorrect guidance by election officials.
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Alaska House approves campaign finance limits to rein in wild west of spending

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s state campaigns have operated without any campaign finance limits since a federal judge struck them down in 2021.
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Anchorage voters reject extreme-right candidates in Tuesday’s election

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Progressive-leaning incumbents on the Anchorage Assembly and School Board handily defeated far-right challengers.
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Anchorage Municipal Election: Deadlines, ballot measures and voting info

Anchorage The Alaska Current -
Anchorage voters will have the chance to weigh in on key local races and ballot measures in the upcoming April 1st municipal election. How to cast your vote Ballot packages will be mailed to the mailing addresses on record with...
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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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