Newsletter
Judge strikes down Redistricting Board's do-over as do-over of unconstitutional gerrymander
"The Board thus candidly admits that its decision to pair JBER with North Eagle River was to amplify conservative voices by creating a safe Republican senate seat."
Alaska Redistricting: Can you wash the stink off a gerrymander?
"The new question for the court to answer is does remand cure a gerrymander?" asked Gardner, the attorney for Girdwood. "Could a board launder its illegitimate business through the courts?"
Alaska Redistricting Board’s conservatives were just as partisan as the first time, challengers say
Simpson made his feelings on some of these articles clear, for example responding to one such e-mail by calling Matt Buxton, who operates The Midnight Sun, a “POS” (shorthand for “piece of shit").
Senate passes largest* budget in state history
'If not now, then when?'
Senate approves $5,500 payout in spending spree
They couldn't muster the votes for cuts but did have the votes for diving boards.
Senate advances 'turducken' budget, House passes VPSO reform bill
Debates about equity in public safety continue with Republicans griping about the state's funding of rural Village Public Safety Officers.
Senate to vote on GOP bill banning trans youth from girls’ sports, backers claim they’re protecting cis girls who train hard and ‘watch their diet’
Jumping right back in.
Alaska Redistricting trial comes down to conflicting opinions of judge's opinion
The Alaska Redistricting saga continued today as Judge Matthews heard competing arguments about what Judge Matthews really meant when he sent the board back to the table to fix its gerrymander.
Redistricting trial marches on with hearing, new challengers
A new challenger has appeared! Girdwood residents have come forward with a challenge of their own.
And now for a brief intermission
Gone relaxin'.
