Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and state lawmakers consider a post-election special session to extend COVID-19 emergency
The Legislature’s leaders will poll all 59 members for support. Forty are needed to call a special session.
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Alaska’s Capitol may forbid public access because of coronavirus when lawmakers reconvene in January
A legislative panel also approved a mask mandate for lawmakers, staff and members of the media, but the rules are subject to approval by next year’s lawmakers.
Attendance has become the top campaign issue in a key Anchorage state House district
Rep. Sara Rasmussen, R-Anchorage, missed more than 100 votes this year, which she blames on COVID-19 quarantine restrictions.
Rematch: This Alaska legislative race could make or break the next House speaker
Lance Pruitt could become the next speaker of the Alaska House when the state Legislature convenes in Juneau next year. But first he has to win reelection in a rematch against Democrat Liz Snyder.
More radio and internet ads are coming in close Alaska Legislature races
State House races in Anchorage are getting particular attention from campaign groups.
Promoting ‘God, family and country,’ Alaskan Independence Party reorganizes ahead of election
Alaska’s third recognized political party is showing some signs of strength.
Interior Alaska state Senate candidate suspends campaign to replace North Pole Sen. John Coghill
Evan Eads is now endorsing fellow independent Marna Sanford in a race that could help decide control of the Senate.
These 14 races could decide who controls the Alaska Legislature for the next two years
As Election Day nears, Republicans and Democrats are concentrating on a handful of Alaska’s legislative seats.
Two Republicans, key members of the Alaska House’s coalition, now support a Republican majority
Ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Reps. Bart LeBon and Steve Thompson are thinking differently.
Alaska state House candidate from Utqiagvik has COVID-19
Josiah Patkotak is quarantining in an Anchorage hotel room with his family, he said.
After Libertarian challenge, Alaska elections officials reprint ballots for 4 state House districts
State law says the “names and the political group affiliation” of petition-nominated candidates must be listed on the ballot.
Former Dunleavy budget director Donna Arduin returns to train legislative candidates
Several attendees said the gathering was the largest collection of conservative lawmakers so far this election season.
Campaigning during pandemic, candidates turn to Zoom, distancing
The race for the Alaska Legislature has a different look under coronavirus restrictions.
Some absentee ballots list the wrong candidate in an Anchorage House race
The error affects absentee ballots sent electronically to 135 overseas voters.
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.
Recount upholds 14-vote primary loss for longtime incumbent state Sen. John Coghill
The North Pole Republican was defeated by Robert Myers, a Republican running in his first race for public office.
New candidates emerge in campaigns for Alaska Legislature
Two Republicans, meanwhile, requested recounts following the results of the statewide primary.
Seeking better matchups, some Alaska legislative races will change candidates before Monday deadline
Last-minute candidate-switching has a long history in Alaska.
With last ballots counted, North Pole state Sen. John Coghill loses by 16 votes in Republican primary
Coghill is the seventh Republican incumbent to lose in the Aug. 18 statewide primary election.
Primary election losses confirmed for 6 Republican Alaska lawmakers, but another race is too close to call
Sens. Natasha von Imhof and Gary Stevens won their Republican primary races Thursday as poll workers tallied absentee ballots.