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State Senate candidate Louise Stutes agrees to settle campaign finance violations

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, will pay more than $2,000 to settle a series of campaign finance complaints.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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