Alaska U.S. Senate Al Gross hopes to ride Democratic wave
Across the country, Republicans are nervous about Senate seats like Dan Sullivan’s — once thought safe — as Democrats try to tap into the party’s enthusiasm for ousting President Trump.
Alaska judge rules witness requirement for absentee ballots during pandemic ‘impermissibly burdens the right to vote’
The judge gave the parties until late Tuesday to propose how the Division of Elections should communicate the message and said she would later issue an order “specifying how to implement elimination” of the requirement for the Nov. 3 election.
Judges: Alaska Native corporations are ineligible for federal tribal aid funds
In a joint statement, Alaska U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young said they disagree with Friday’s ruling.
Groups decry proposal to roll back Tongass forest protections
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to exempt the country’s largest national forest from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless areas, a move conservation groups denounced Thursday.
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan says he’ll ‘thoroughly’ assess Trump nominee for Supreme Court
Sullivan said President Trump is “well within his constitutional authority” to nominate someone to fill the vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Federal judge sides with state in dispute over mailing absentee ballot applications only to older Alaskans
A federal judge has denied a request seeking to have Alaska election officials send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters in the state ahead of the November general election.
With voters deciding Knopp’s successor this fall, Gov. Dunleavy not planning to fill vacant Alaska House seat now
Ronald Gillham is set to face nonaffiliated candidate James Baisden for the House District 30 seat in the Nov. 3 general election.
Prosecutors won’t seek charges in Juneau officer-involved shooting
Attorneys representing Kelly Stephens' parents last week requested the department's Office of Special Prosecutions re-evaluate its conclusion that the shooting by Officer James Esbenshade was legally justified.
Voting in Alaska will look different amid pandemic
A large number of requested mail-in ballots also could mean some races won’t be settled on election night. Election officials are aiming to begin counting absentee ballots on Aug. 25, though the count could start earlier.
Family wants investigation reopened into fatal officer-involved shooting in Juneau
Attorney Ben Crittenden said the comments they are seeking to draw attention to came after the officer responded to the incident at the store to take a witness report late on Dec. 28. The shooting occurred at an apartment complex after midnight on Dec. 29.
Trump says he’ll listen to both sides on Pebble project
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would “listen to both sides” after his eldest son and a campaign adviser urged him to intervene to block the proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.
Lawsuit says Alaska’s absentee ballot application process is discriminatory
Several groups charge elections officials are discriminating by mailing unprompted absentee ballot applications to older Alaskans but not to all qualified voters.