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Alaska GOP House Speaker Tilton on killing election reform bill: It ‘would have leaned the election towards Mary Peltola’

An election reform bill that sought to make it easier for Alaskans living in rural and remote communities to have their votes counted died in the legislative session’s final hours at the hands of House Republicans.

What to know about Alaska’s primary election

Polls opened Tuesday morning for Alaska’s second primary election under the open primary system adopted by voters in 2020.

Alaska school districts got a one-time funding boost. It came too late for many teachers.

District leaders and teachers say their colleagues are leaving because of uncertainty in what is usually a stable profession.

Progressive challengers lead in key Anchorage-area legislative races

Progressive candidates hold big fundraising leads in several key legislative races on this year’s ballot, including several rematches of races narrowly lost to Republicans in 2022.

Three Alaska GOP lawmakers to attend training hosted by Project 2025 backer

Three Republican legislators are set to attend a multi-day training session aimed at producing “well-trained Christian, pro-family legislators."

Gov. Dunleavy vetoes millions intended to solve Alaska’s federal education funding equity dispute

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the funds state legislators set aside to settle a dispute between Alaska’s education officials and their federal counterparts over whether the state spent pandemic relief equitably.

Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments over whether public subsidy of private and religious schools is a ‘fundamental right’

Governor Dunleavy supports lifting oversight on home-school funding, citing parental rights. Opponents argue it undermines public education.

Legislators express bipartisan concern over Alaska Permanent Fund’s direction

Ethical concerns and financial risks shadow Alaska Permanent Fund’s stability, sparking calls for oversight amidst $600M shortfall prediction.

On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska

If the governor signs a recently passed bill, Juneteenth would be observed as a state holiday in 2025.

Rise in culture wars looms over state elections

From the trans youth sports ban to the governor’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation to a fetal personhood bill, the Alaska Legislature saw a sharp rise conservative culture war issues.

Dunleavy leaves home-school families in limbo with continued push for spending on private and religious schools

Alaska's home-schooling landscape remains uncertain as regulations stall amid the Dunleavy administration's push for private and religious school funding.

Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting set up a new kind of legislative race

Under reforms approved by voters in 2020, Alaska has abandoned the traditional semi-closed partisan primaries in favor of open primaries that send the top four finishers to the general election regardless of political affiliation.

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