Politics

The Alaska Senate is also considering the proposal.

Only half the votes in a special election had been counted when voting ended Tuesday.

The first Republican female vice presidential nominee is vying for what could be considered a less glamorous role.

Joan Wilson will be the third person since 2019 to lead the state’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office.

The committee has received $600,000 so far from a single prominent contributor, and plans to raise more.

Sullivan said that when it comes to the House seat, he’s interested in “having a fighter like Don Young was” and a Republican.

Since Rep. Don Young died last month, Alaska has had no member in the House. But the office of Alaska at-large continues to work for constituents until Young’s successor is elected.

Deb Haaland, the first-ever Native American interior secretary, is bringing two other top land management officials and plans to visit the North Slope, the village of King Cove, the Kenai Peninsula and Fairbanks.

Alaska’s redistricting board has adopted a plan linking south Eagle River and south Anchorage, which the plaintiffs call unconstitutional.

Attackers failed to breach the Permanent Fund dividend division during an attack in March, a division official said.

The proposal advances to the Alaska Senate, where lawmakers appear more skeptical.

The former vice presidential nominee’s run for an open congressional seat is complicated by a feeling among some voters and activists that she has prioritized her profile on the national stage over her presence in Alaska.

Three lobbyist-strategists and an attorney have helped raise $1.3 million for a super PAC supporting Republican Lisa Murkowski, adding to the incumbent senator’s cash advantage over her Trump-endorsed GOP challenger, Kelly Tshibaka.

The Legislature’s biggest education overhaul in a decade is leaving some lawmakers wary, but others warn that failure to adopt the associated reading reforms could risk a veto of a boost to classroom spending.

Republican candidate Josh Revak earned an endorsement from Don Young’s widow Anne Garland Walton. With several of Young’s protégés in the race, that could be significant.

A prior map, which created a Senate district linking south Eagle River and south Muldoon, was ruled an “unconstitutional political gerrymander” by the Alaska Supreme Court.

Glen Klinkhart, appointed in 2019, will join the Department of Revenue’s investigative division.

The corporation’s board chairman, represented by a different attorney, hasn’t said if he will cooperate.

Native regional corporations have lined up behind Tara Sweeney, a Republican who once worked in the Trump administration and at Arctic Slope Regional Corp. The companies are among Alaska’s largest, and they have deep pockets.

The 90-day mark will be reached Sunday. Lawmakers last finished within the 90-day limit in 2013.