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Trump announces plans to fill Alaska’s third federal judge position, vacant for over two years

President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Kyle Reardon, a federal magistrate judge and former prosecutor, to fill the last of three federal judge positions for the U.S. District Court for the ...
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Alaska on course to approve new campaign donation limits in Ballot Measure 1

Early tallies from Tuesday’s statewide primary election showed overwhelming support for a ballot measure that will restrict the amount of money that political candidates can accept from groups and ...
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In Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, it’s Sullivan and Peltola in front, and House also shows no surprises

Early vote counting in Alaska’s statewide, top-four primary election showed no surprises in the state’s two federal races. For U.S. Senate, Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan and Democratic ...
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JKT, Begich, Wilson and Bronson lead early in Alaska’s primary for governor

Democratic governor candidates Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Tom Begich, and Republican candidates Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson led in early vote counting for Alaska’s Tuesday primary election for ...
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All incumbents appear likely to advance in Alaska House and Senate primaries

Primary voters have not removed any of the Alaska Legislature’s incumbent lawmakers, according to preliminary, incomplete vote tallies published late Tuesday by the Alaska Division of Elections. Of ...
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The Arctic Report Card is a unique asset to Alaska and the nation

For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card, supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has delivered timely and accurate information on the Alaska and Arctic environment.
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Polls open at 7 a.m. on Alaska’s pick-one, top-four statewide primary election day

Over a month ago, Shelley Cotton cast the first vote in Alaska’s statewide primary election, downloading a blank ballot and sending it quickly by mail from Texas to Alaska. Since then, more than ...
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Alaska politicians sport beards and bear-hunting bona fides to claim authenticity

I was aimlessly scrolling through Instagram when I learned that Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, or JKT, had entered the governor’s race. My interest was piqued — not so much by the announcement as the photo ...
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Alaska gubernatorial candidates weigh in on working with the press, public engagement, AI use

Nine of 17 candidates for Alaska governor weighed in on plans for communicating with the media and the public including town halls, news conferences, public records, use of artificial intelligence and ...
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After Alaska’s ‘final four’ primary, a silent primary may decide who’s on the ballot in November

Candidates for governor are considering whether it’s worth continuing on to November, even if they’re among the top finishers ...
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Alaska Republican candidate for governor appears to massively violate a donation limit

Candidates have a limit of $5,000 in late contributions to their own campaigns, but Treg Taylor has donated more than ...