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Repealed Labor Law Already An Issue In Assembly Race

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The West Anchorage Assembly race is still six months from being decided, but it's already getting heated as the three way dynamic between solidly conservative Adam Trombley, proudly progressive Eric Croft, and decidedly non-partisan Ira Perman forces all three candidates to jockey to define both themselves and their opponents.
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Beiling Challenges Hawker In GOP Primary

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Friday morning on the Rick Rydell radio show former Florida congressional candidate Ross Beiling announced he was challenging Mike Hawker in the Republican primary for state house district 28.
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Twilight of the GOP Elite?

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With the rise of "outsider" candidates in the Republican presidential primary and the failure of John Boehner's hand picked successor in the race for Speaker of the House, one has to wonder if party insiders and powerful special interests truly have lost control of the GOP.
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Hollis French Disqualified From Judicial Appointment

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Former State Senator and Democrat candidate for Lt. Governor Hollis French’s bid for a judicial appointment has ended.
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Friday in the Sun (October 9)

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People In The Sun Play the game It looks like we'll have a few new additions to Anchorage's state house races. I'm told former Assemblyman Chris Birch has called Bob Lynn to say he'll be running against Bob in the...
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Paradoxes Plague State’s Fiscal Debate

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The summer has seen a lot of effort going into defining the discussion of how to solve Alaska’s fiscal problems. Alaska has a roughly $3.5 billion deficit to address and no easy fix in sight.  Do we tax, cut,...
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Statewide Local Elections Rundown

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Here is a quick and dirty rundown of what happened at ballot boxes around the state last night.
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Alaska GOP Continues Losing Streak

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The unavoidable truth is this: when Alaska Republicans actually have to compete for votes, win debates, and motivate people to vote, they lose.
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Murkowski’s Choice: Stop Obamacare or Support Planned Parenthood

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A new federal budget measure in the House this week could make life tough for Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The bill would restrict funding for Obamacare and Planned Parenthood. Murkowski says she opposes Obamacare but supports funding for Planned Parenthood. This...
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IEDC Session Argues Protected Lands More Valuable Than Resource Development

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The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) kicked off their annual conference right here in Anchorage Sunday afternoon. For those not familiar with the IEDC, it is the largest organization of economic development professionals in the world. Holding their conference...
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