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Elections

Progressive challengers lead in key Anchorage-area legislative races

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
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.
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Three Alaska GOP lawmakers to attend training hosted by Project 2025 backer

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Three Republican legislators are set to attend a multi-day training session aimed at producing “well-trained Christian, pro-family legislators."
Education

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

Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon - 0
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.
Education

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

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Governor Dunleavy supports lifting oversight on home-school funding, citing parental rights. Opponents argue it undermines public education.
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Legislators express bipartisan concern over Alaska Permanent Fund’s direction

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Ethical concerns and financial risks shadow Alaska Permanent Fund’s stability, sparking calls for oversight amidst $600M shortfall prediction.
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On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska

Alaska Beacon - 0
If the governor signs a recently passed bill, Juneteenth would be observed as a state holiday in 2025.
Elections

Rise in culture wars looms over state elections

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
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.
Education

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

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska's home-schooling landscape remains uncertain as regulations stall amid the Dunleavy administration's push for private and religious school funding.
Elections

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

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
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.
Elections

The race for Alaska’s Legislature is set

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Of the 50 Alaska Legislature races on this year’s ballot, all but eight will be contested.
Elections

Big shake-ups as legislative candidate filing nears

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The filing window for the 50 legislative races on this year’s ballot closes at 5 p.m. this Saturday.
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Several legislative rematches could reshape the Alaska Legislature

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
From razor-thin margins to potential rematches, Alaska gears up for a pivotal election cycle that could reshape the Alaska Legislature.
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