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Alaska has allowed individuals to contribute unlimited sums to candidates since a federal appeals court struck down the state’s limits in 2021 as unconstitutionally low. Ballot Measure 1 aims to limit the influence of big-money donors on state and local elections.
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The hope for the relaunched Anchorage Press is to get back to its alternative, mid-'90s roots.
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Mary Peltola spent campaign funds in 2025, when she was, on paper, a U.S. House candidate. The NRSC says she had no visible campaign so the spending "must have been for her personal use.”
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Police stopped Forrest Wolfe, Gov. Mike Dunleavy's deputy legislative director, after he nearly caused an accident in a busy area of Downtown Juneau.
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Dunleavy did not provide a detailed description of his forthcoming fiscal plan, though some elements of the plan emerged Friday.
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The attempt to override Dunleavy's veto fell 10 votes short. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon said it foreshadowed difficult debates over the governor's forthcoming fiscal plan.
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Officials say Typhoon Halong, the federal government shutdown and SNAP delays have made this holiday season a particularly fraught time for people struggling to stay fed.
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Northwest Alaska's NANA Regional Corporation was holding what it called an informal meeting for Fairbanks shareholders inside the Westmark Hotel.
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Veterans are most concentrated in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Fairbanks.
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed right-of-way permits for the road, intended to spur mining in Northwest Alaska.
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The Alaska Division of Public Assistance announced that SNAP benefits for November will not be released and experts worry that will add to food insecurity in the wake of ex-Typhoon Halong.
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Representatives from several Indigenous-led organizations discussed co-management strategies at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention panel.