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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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Alaska will 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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