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Environment

AIDEA made its $50 million gasline study pledge before getting legislative approval

Dermot Cole - 0
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation can’t find a private company willing to pay $50 million for the final design and engineering work on a proposed gas pipeline unless there is a pledge to get that money back from the state.
Education

Alaska’s bipartisan coalitions boost hope for working-class issues like school funding, retirement reform

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system helped deliver bipartisan majorities in both chambers. Members and labor leaders say this will help prioritize investments in working-class issues.
Federal Government

Amid uncertainty, reproductive rights advocates see silver lining in Alaska’s election results

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The election of Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress is expected to bring new challenges for people to access abortions, reproductive health care and gender-affirming care nationwide, but advocates in Alaska see hope in state's election.
Courts

Judge declares mistrial in election-interference trial of former Alaska legislator after hung jury

Alaska Beacon - 0
The judge presiding over the trial of former state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux over alleged violations of state elections law declared a mistrial on Monday.
Commentary

In a time of uncertainty, Alaska has plenty to be thankful for

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Key flips by Democrats, independents and bipartisan-minded Republicans mean the Alaska House will join the Senate in organizing into a multi-partisan coalition.
Education

Alaska’s new bipartisan House Majority announced its committees, setting the stage for a very different year in Juneau

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The newly minted bipartisan House Majority announced who will chair its committees for this year.
Elections

Wasilla Rep. David Eastman, Alaska’s most right-wing legislator, sent packing

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
It appears that the days of Rep. David Eastman spreading divisive, inflammatory and sometimes-racist rhetoric in the halls of the Alaska Legislature is set to come to an end.
Elections

Bipartisan coalitions announce majorities in Alaska’s House and Senate

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The day after polls closed in Alaska, the state House has officially flipped from a Republican-led majority to a bipartisan majority and the Senate will stay bipartisan.
Elections

In Alaska, the legislature is shaping up to be bipartisan

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Bipartisan-minded legislators are on track to hold onto their majority in the Senate and take control of the House.
Elections

Alaska voters will get the chance to enact campaign contribution limits that GOP legislators blocked

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
After a judge struck down Alaska’s campaign finance limits in 2021, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his allies blocked legislative efforts to cap political spending in Alaska.
Elections

After blocking contribution limits, most conservatives lag in fundraising

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
This year’s election cycle will be the second where candidates can raise unlimited amounts of money from individual contributions after a federal judge struck down limits.
Elections

For moderate Republicans running for Alaska’s Legislature, party takes a backseat to policy

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The 2020 election saw several moderate Republicans in the House and Senate defeated in semi-closed partisan primaries, mainly because they resisted Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s scorched-earth approach to budgeting and governance.
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