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Where We’re Anchored: April

Emily Mesner -
Making April’s theme, “Voices”, was my attempt at centering my photo column around a current event, like Anchorage’s municipal election.

Two Southeast Alaska Republicans just made sure Dunleavy’s election bill veto stands

Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Legislature was poised to override another one of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes this morning.

Like-minded candidates for Alaska’s governor meet in pro-Medicaid forum

The five candidates most likely to be on the short list of progressive and moderate voters in the 2026 race for Alaska’s next governor shared a stage this week for a forum with a decidedly progressive message.

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes election bill amid pressure campaign driven by GOP anxiety over rural voters

Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy today vetoed the bipartisan elections bill legislators approved in March amid an intense conservative pressure campaign driven by fear that it would empower Alaska Native voters.

A Democrat and an independent are vying for the anti-incumbent mantle in Alaska’s U.S. House race.

This story was originally published by Northern Journal. Candidates Matt Schultz, Bill Hill and their supporters agree on one thing: Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III has...

Division of Elections violated Alaskans’ privacy by handing over voter list, lawsuit charges

The Alaska Division of Elections’ decision to hand over the state’s confidential voter file to the Trump administration as part of its effort to...

Extreme-right Republican takes nasty friendly fire over support for bipartisan election bill

If you’ve followed the legislative career of extreme-right Homer Republican Sarah Vance there’s not much that comes across as progressive.

Sullivan traded up to $2M in stocks while in office

The senator's wealth has grown by 176% since 2015.

Tight Anchorage Assembly race between Park and Donley likely headed to a recount

Just 47 votes separated progressive Anchorage Assembly candidate Janice Park and conservative Dave Donley in the race to represent Midtown Anchorage.

Peltola announces big fundraising haul, signaling an expensive Senate race in Alaska

Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola announced on Monday that her campaign raised $8.9 million in the first quarter of the year.

Alaska GOP governor candidate Click Bishop picks Iñupiaq leader Greta Schuerch as running mate

Bishop is one of 18 candidates for Alaska governor.

Incumbents hold early advantage in Anchorage’s election

Progressive and moderate candidates held advantages in early results from Anchorage’s Tuesday election.

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AIDEA to spend $190 million on ANWR with no public review or public hearing

Dermot Cole and Max Graham, Northern Journal -
The rubber-stamp board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is likely to vote Wednesday to approve a $190 million ANWR spending plan.

Six months after Halong, typhoon survivors tell senators Alaska villages need more than disaster aid

Alaska Beacon -
Hearings on Kipnuk and Kwigillingok exposed FEMA delays, relocation gaps and growing calls for a federal climate migration framework

The shredder stays on

The state had a chance to make Alaska’s election system work better for the people who often face the biggest barriers to voting

Tech vendor sponsored revenue chief Adam Crum’s nonprofit, then he awarded $80M+ in state contracts

A free glacier cruise for state treasurers preceded public contracts to firms tied to a data infrastructure investor building the most ambitious natural gas plant in the world

[Insert Art], Ketchikan’s own art collective

It all started back in 2017 across the country in Burlington, VT, at an empty-walled apartment on Hungerford Terrace.

Current Cartoons: Pensions for me, not for thee

A bill to restore pensions for Alaska’s public workers cleared the Legislature for the first time in nearly two decades, despite opposition from some lawmakers who have benefited from pensions themselves.

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