Bronson administration turns 1, gets the gift of accountability
A year into his tenure and Anchorage seems to be moving from one crisis to another under conservative Mayor Dave Bronson. The Anchorage Assembly is hoping to put some guardrails back up.
Birds of a feather trump together
Trump and friends took the stage in Anchorage for an event that serves as a good reminder that Trump—and everything from his election conspiracies to the My Pillow Guy—isn't going away anytime soon.
An Alaska getaway/Let's talk about the strategy of ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting doesn’t guarantee your preferred candidate will win, but it means there’s a shot you won’t be deeply embarrassed by your representation at the end of the day.
Juneau’s gruff-and-lovable Dennis Egan has died/Dunleavy signs budget with $400M in vetoes
“But it’s the little things. You don’t know how much you miss them,” Egan said after his retirement. “And friends I’ve made, it’s really tough. Really tough … It’s the end of a couple of eras.”
Sweeney misses the ballot, but Begich could be the real loser of the special election
After a separate effort to get her on the special ballot through legal action, Sweeney says she's set her sights on the general election race.
Lawsuit filed seeking to add Sweeney to ballot /Witness signature was leading cause for ballot rejections
The reasons for ballot rejections varied throughout the state.
Division of Elections says it’ll be a three-way race for U.S. House
The Division of Elections says the window for Republican Tara Sweeney to take independent Al Gross’ spot in the special election for U.S. House has already closed according to state law.
Gross withdraws, leaving uncertainty about his spot in the special election
The big question now is just what happens to the Gross’ spot on the special election ballot. Will Sweeney, who finished in fifth place, get the nod?
Here's one weird, proven trick to cut the number of mail ballots rejected by the State of Alaska
Hint: It was put on hold in 2020, a year where every single legislative district saw its lowest rejection rate on record.
Alaska's mail ballot rejection rate has been high, but its impact is severe in a by-mail election
The 4,830 ballots that have been rejected so far in this special election are more than the past six elections combined.
